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Drive, Master, Password, Setting, changing, deleting, password, Using, Security, Profile, Device

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IDE Drive Master Password The IDE Drive Master Password is used to recover use of the hard disk drive in the event that the IDE Drive User Password is lost or forgotten. Only the person who knows the IDE Drive Master password can reset the IDE Drive User Password. Attention Make sure that the IDE Drive Master password is stored in a safe place. If both the IDE Drive User password and the IDE Drive Master password are lost or forgotten, the IDE hard disk drive must be replaced. If both the IDE Drive User Password and the IDE Drive Master Password are to be set, the IDE Drive Master Password must be set before setting the IDE Drive User Password. Setting, changing, and deleting a password To set, change, or delete a password, do the following: Note: A password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9). 1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see "Starting the IBM Setup Utility program" on page 25). 2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Security. 3. Select Set Passwords. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen. Using Security Profile by Device Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices: IDE controller Diskette Drive Access Diskette Write Protect When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the IDE controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot be accessed. When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are treated as if they are write-protected. To set Security Profile by Device, do the following: 1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see "Starting the IBM Setup Utility program" on page 25). 2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Security. 3. Select Security Profile by Device. 4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter. 5. Return to the IBM Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save Settings or Save and exit the Setup Utility. Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utility without saving. Chapter 3. Using the IBM Setup Utility 27

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IDE
Drive
Master
Password
The
IDE
Drive
Master
Password
is
used
to
recover
use
of
the
hard
disk
drive
in
the
event
that
the
IDE
Drive
User
Password
is
lost
or
forgotten.
Only
the
person
who
knows
the
IDE
Drive
Master
password
can
reset
the
IDE
Drive
User
Password.
Attention
Make
sure
that
the
IDE
Drive
Master
password
is
stored
in
a
safe
place.
If
both
the
IDE
Drive
User
password
and
the
IDE
Drive
Master
password
are
lost
or
forgotten,
the
IDE
hard
disk
drive
must
be
replaced.
If
both
the
IDE
Drive
User
Password
and
the
IDE
Drive
Master
Password
are
to
be
set,
the
IDE
Drive
Master
Password
must
be
set
before
setting
the
IDE
Drive
User
Password.
Setting,
changing,
and
deleting
a
password
To
set,
change,
or
delete
a
password,
do
the
following:
Note:
A
password
can
be
any
combination
of
up
to
seven
characters
(A-
Z,
a-z,
and
0-9).
1.
Start
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program
(see
“Starting
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
25).
2.
From
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Security
.
3.
Select
Set
Passwords
.
Read
the
information
displayed
on
the
right
side
of
the
screen.
Using
Security
Profile
by
Device
Security
Profile
by
Device
is
used
to
enable
or
disable
user
access
to
the
following
devices:
IDE
controller
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disable
,
all
devices
connected
to
the
IDE
controller
(such
as
hard
disk
drives
or
the
CD-ROM
drive)
are
disabled
and
will
not
be
displayed
in
the
system
configuration.
Diskette
Drive
Access
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disable
,
the
diskette
drive
cannot
be
accessed.
Diskette
Write
Protect
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Enable
,
all
diskettes
are
treated
as
if
they
are
write-protected.
To
set
Security
Profile
by
Device,
do
the
following:
1.
Start
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program
(see
“Starting
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
25).
2.
From
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Security
.
3.
Select
Security
Profile
by
Device
.
4.
Select
the
desired
devices
and
settings
and
press
Enter.
5.
Return
to
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
program
menu
and
select
Exit
and
then
Save
Settings
or
Save
and
exit
the
Setup
Utility
.
Note:
If
you
do
not
want
to
save
the
settings,
select
Exit
the
Setup
Utility
without
saving
.
Chapter
3.
Using
the
IBM
Setup
Utility
27