Release 04/02

Configuring the Computing Unit in BIOS Setup

Password on

[Disabled]

No password required for system boot.

boot

[Enabled]

Supervisor or user password must be entered for system

 

 

 

boot.

 

 

 

Fixed disk boot

[Normal]

All types of hard-disk access are permitted.

Sector

[Write protect] No operating system can be installed.

 

 

 

This is a way of protecting against boot viruses.

 

 

Diskette

This mode of protection is not active unless ”Password on boot ” is set to

access

[enabled].

 

 

[Supervisor]

Diskette access is not possible unless the supervisor

 

 

password was entered during system boot.

 

[User]

Diskette access is not possible unless the user password

 

 

was entered during system boot.

 

 

Note:

 

 

This function can not be used under Windows NT/2000,

 

 

since this operating system does not access the diskette

 

 

via BIOS routines. Please use the system programs in

 

 

Windows NT/2000.

 

 

 

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