NEC Server 140Rc-4 - Manual (Page 136)

4-26 Configuring Your Server
Option Parameter Description Your Setting
Set Supervisor
Password
Up to seven
alphanumeics
Press Enter to display the supervisor
password input screen. This password
enables all the SETUP menus to be
accessed. This setting can be done only
on login with the password input of
"Supervisor" at start of SETUP.
Password on boot [Disabled]
Enabled
Specify whether the passwords are
entered or not on booting. At first the
supervisor password must be set. If the
supervisor password is set and this option
is invalid, BIOS determines that a user is
booting.
Fixed disk boot
sector
[Normal]
Write Protect
Prevents data from being written to hard
disks.
Secure Mode
Timer
2 min
5 min
10 min
20 min
1 hr
[2 hr]
Specify the period from no input from the
keyboard or mouse to the point at which
the system enters into the secure mode.
Hot Key
(CTRL+ALT+)
[L] Specify the key with which the secure
mode is started. Press the selected key
with the Ctrl and Alt pressed to start the
secure mode.
Secure Mode Boot [Disabled]
Enabled
Specify whether the server is operated in
the secure mode at the start of the server.
Video Blanking [Disabled]
Enabled
Specify whether the monitor is
disconnected if the server is entered into
the secure mode.
Floppy Write
Protect
[Disabled]
Enabled
Specify whether data write to the floppy
disk inserted into the floppy disk drive is
enabled or disabled in the secure mode.
Power Switch
Inhibit
[Disabled]
Enabled
Specify whether the power switch is
enabled or disabled. If this item is set to
"Enabled," the power cannot be turned off
by using the POWER switch (including the
forced shutdown). The system cannot
also enter the power saving mode by
pressing the SLEEP switch.
[ ]: Factory-set
NOTE: The Secure Mode is used to restrict access from unauthorized
users. In the Secure Mode, the POWER switch, SLEEP switch, RESET
switch, keyboard and mouse are disabled. The lamps on the keyboard
flash in order from the ScrollLock lamp, the CapsLock lamp, and the
NumLock lamp. To resume server operation in the normal state from
the Secure Mode, enter the user password from the keyboard and press
Enter key.