Fujitsu Siemens Computers V1020 - Manual (Page 20)

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L i f e B o o k V S e r i e s B I O S
Exiting from the Security Menu
When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to
another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to
another menu, use the cursor keys.
Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Supervisor
Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password
is set and Clear when it is not.
User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user
password is set, and Clear when it is not.
Set Supervisor
Password –— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Pass-
word may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or
numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a
password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter
New Password field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a
Supervisor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Set User
Password –— [Enter] This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets,
changes or cancels the User Password. A User Password may be up to
seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no sym-
bols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password press
[Enter] key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field
and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a User Password is set it
must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Minimum User
Password Length: –— [0] Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot
set a password shorter than the minimum length.
Password on Boot: ■ Disabled
■ First Boot
■ Every Boot
[Disabled] When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required just
once after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will
be read from a disk. When set to Every Boot, a password (User or Supervi-
sor) is required every time after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the
operating system will be read from a disk. When set to Disabled no pass-
word is required.
On Automatic
Wake up: ■ Disabled
■ Enabled
[Disabled] When disabled, password entry is not required when the system wakes up
automatically. When enabled, password entry is required upon wake up.
Boot from
Removable
Media: ■ All
■ Supervisor
only
[All] Supervisor only allows access to boot the computer to removable media
after the Supervisor Password is entered.
Flash Write: ■ Disabled
■ Enabled
[Enabled] When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory will be write protected.
Hard Disk
Security: –— –— Configures hard disk security features
Owner
Information: –— –— Sets Owner information.