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15.5 BIOS Setup
Panel PC 870 V2, Computer Unit
15-42 Operating Instructions, Edition 03/2004, CD Documentation and Drivers
15.5.6 Security menu
You can only edit the fields enclosed in square brackets. Two passwords can be assigned to
protect your PC from unauthorized use. The supervisor password can be used to prevent
access to the floppy disk drive for normal users and to restrict access to the hard disk drive.
Figure 15-16 Security Menu
Disabled The password is disabled.
Enabled Certain Setup fields are thus configurable by the
user, including the user password.
User Password is
The field resets automatically from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when
the password is entered.
Set Supervisor Password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it
has been entered, the supervisor password can be changed or
deleted by pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
Set User Password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it
has been entered correctly, the user password can be changed or
deleted by pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
[Disabled] No password required for system boot. Password on boot
[Enabled] Supervisor or user password must be entered for
system boot.
[Normal] All types of hard-disk access are permitted. Fixed disk boot sector
[Write
protect]
the user can not install an operating system. This is
a way of protecting against boot viruses.
This mode of protection is not enabled unless "Password on boot "
is [enabled].
Floppy disk drive access
[Supervisor] Diskette access is not possible unless the
supervisor password was entered during system
boot.
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