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Security Menu, Boot Menu, Exit Menu

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance Configuring the Computer Wake On LAN from Power Off Lets the computer be turned on via the LAN port. If this option is enabled, the computer uses increased power while it is shut down. Disabled Security Menu Setting Description User Password is Shows if a user password is set. Administrator Password is Shows if an administrator password is set. Set User Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters. Set Administrator Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters. Require Password on Boot Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots. Requires the administrator password for changes. Default Clear Clear Enter Enter Enabled Setting Hard Disk Floppy CD-ROM/DVD Built-in LAN Boot Menu Description Shows the order of boot devices. Move the entries to change the order. Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network server. Default 1. Hard Disk 2. Floppy 3. CD-ROM/DVD 4. Built-in LAN Exit Menu Setting Description Save Changes and Exit Saves Setup changes, and then exits and reboots. Discard Changes and Exit Discards any Setup changes made since last save, and then exits and reboots. Does not affect password, date, or time changes. Get Default Values Restores default settings, and remains in Setup. Does not affect password, date, or time changes. Default Reference Guide 121

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Configuring the Computer
Reference Guide
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Wake On LAN from
Power Off
Lets the computer be turned on via the LAN port. If this
option is enabled, the computer uses increased power while
it is shut down.
Disabled
Security Menu
Setting
Description
Default
User Password is
Shows if a user password is set.
Clear
Administrator Password
is
Shows if an administrator password is set.
Clear
Set User Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password.
The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9,
A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Set Administrator
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator
password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The
password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z),
and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Require Password on
Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the
computer boots. Requires the administrator password for
changes.
Enabled
Boot Menu
Setting
Description
Default
Hard Disk
Floppy
CD-ROM/DVD
Built-in LAN
Shows the order of boot devices. Move the
entries to change the order. Built-in LAN provides
diskless boot from a network server.
1. Hard Disk
2. Floppy
3. CD-ROM/DVD
4. Built-in LAN
Exit Menu
Setting
Description
Default
Save Changes and Exit
Saves Setup changes, and then exits and
reboots.
Discard Changes and Exit
Discards any Setup changes made since last
save, and then exits and reboots. Does not affect
password, date, or time changes.
Get Default Values
Restores default settings, and remains in Setup.
Does not affect password, date, or time changes.