Compaq Armada m700 Compaq Armada M700 Series of Personal Computers Reference G - Page 97

Enabling or Disabling a Device in Compaq Computer Security 1. Access the Compaq Computer Security window: s Select Start!Settings!Control Panel. Select the Compaq Computer Security icon. or s Right-click the Compaq Computer Security icon in the Windows taskbar, then select Security Properties. 2. Select a tab: s To enable or disable the serial, infrared, parallel, or USB port-Select the Port Security tab. s To enable or disable diskette boot, access, or write- Select the Boot Security tab. NOTE: For information about the Enable MultiBoot checkbox on the Boot Security tab, refer to "Changing the Startup Sequence with MultiBoot" in Chapter 5 of this guide. 3. Select the checkbox for each item you want to disable. (To enable an item that has been disabled, clear the checkbox.) 4. To apply your preferences, press the OK button. 5. If an onscreen prompt advises that you must reboot the computer to save your preferences, shut down the computer, wait 10 seconds, then start up the computer. (Do not restart the computer.) Securing the Computer 6-15