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Configuring the Computing Unit in BIOS Setup

Release 04/02

5-22

Panel PC 670 Computing Unit, Equipment Manual

5.1.3

Menü Security

Overview

You can only edit the fields enclosed in square brackets. In order to protect your
computing unit against illegal use it is possible to enter two passwords. With the
supervisor password, the setup access can be restricted or denied to normal
users.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Item Specific Help

Set Supervisor Password

ESC

Exit

Set User Password

Select Item

Select Menu

+ / –

Select

Change Values

Sub-Menu

F9
F10

Setup Defaults
Save and Exit

Password on boot:

[Disabled]

[ Enter ]

Select the operating
system installed
on your system which
you will use most
commonly.

Note: An incorrect
setting can cause
some operating
systems to display
unexpected behavior.

Enter

Help

F1

Power

Boot Sequence

Version

Exit

Main

[

Enter

]

Fixed disk boot sector:

[Normal]

Diskette access:

[Supervisor]

Advanced

Security

Supervisor Password is

Disabled

User Password is

Disabled

Figure 5-16

”Security” Menu

Supervisor
Password is

Disabled

Password not set. All setup entries can be processed
without a password.

Enabled

Passwort is enabled. The BIOS setup can only be
processed after entering a password. This password
has a higher priority than a User Password.

The input field automatically changes from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when
the password is entered.

User Password
is

Disabled

No User Password is assigned. If a Supervisor
Password is assigned, only the Supervisor can operate
the setup.

Enabled

User Password is active. A user is thus given the
right to process some setup fields.

The input field automatically changes from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when
the password is entered.

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.