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Description, Password Prompt, Power-on password, changeable by user, Secure IDE Devices

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Item Secure IDE Devices and Diskette Drives IDE Controller Diskette Drive Access Remote Administration Power-On Password Administrator Password Adapter ROM Security SystemCare Description This option lets you enable or disable access to your IDE hard disk drives and diskette drives. All IDE devices (such as hard disk and CD-ROM drives) attached to the IDE controller can be disabled using the IDE Controller field. Diskette drives attached to the system board or riser card can be disabled using the Diskette Drive Access field. If Diskette Write Protect is enabled, diskette drives attached to the system board or riser card will operate in a read-only mode. Select Enabled for this option if you want to allow remote administration, such as the POST/BIOS Update Utility program, to be run from a remote system without requiring the entry of your administrator password. If the power-on Password Prompt option is set to On, the prompt option will be reset to Dual when Remote Administration is set to Enabled. This options lets you set, change, or delete a power-on password. You can also set Password Prompt to On, Off, or Dual. For additional information about the power-on password, see "Using a power-on password" on page 67. This options lets you set, change, or delete an administrator password. You can also set Power-on password changeable by user to No or Yes. For additional information about the administrator password, see "Using an administrator password" on page 71. Note: If your computer is the PC 300PL, see important information about the administrator password in "Using an administrator password" on page 71. If this option is set to Yes, the keyboard will be locked during adapter ROM initialization. This can be used in conjunction with an administrator password to prevent the use of adapter ROM-based utility programs. This option enables or disables the wireless radio-frequency communication feature in your computer. This feature is standard on some models only. See "Using security features" on page 52 for general information on security features. 88 Using Your Personal Computer

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Item
Description
Secure IDE Devices and
Diskette Drives
IDE Controller
Diskette Drive Access
This option lets you enable or disable access to your IDE
hard disk drives and diskette drives.
All IDE devices (such as hard disk and CD-ROM drives)
attached to the IDE controller can be disabled using the
IDE Controller field.
Diskette drives attached to the system board or riser card
can be disabled using the Diskette Drive Access field.
If Diskette Write Protect is enabled, diskette drives
attached to the system board or riser card will operate in a
read-only mode.
Remote Administration
Select Enabled for this option if you want to allow remote
administration, such as the POST/BIOS Update Utility
program, to be run from a remote system without
requiring the entry of your administrator password.
If the
power-on Password Prompt option is set to On, the
prompt option will be reset to Dual when Remote
Administration is set to Enabled.
Power-On Password
This options lets you
set, change
, or
delete
a power-on
password.
You can also set
Password Prompt
to On, Off,
or Dual.
For additional information about the power-on password,
see “Using a power-on password” on page
67.
Administrator Password
This options lets you
set, change
, or
delete
an administrator
password.
You can also set
Power-on password
changeable by user
to No or Yes.
For additional information about the administrator
password, see “Using an administrator password” on
page 71.
Note:
If your computer is the PC 300PL, see important
information about the administrator password in
“Using an administrator password” on page
71.
Adapter ROM Security
If this option is set to Yes, the keyboard will be locked
during adapter ROM initialization.
This can be used in
conjunction with an administrator password to prevent the
use of adapter ROM-based utility programs.
SystemCare
This option enables or disables the wireless
radio-frequency communication feature in your computer.
This feature is standard on some models only.
See “Using
security features” on page
52 for general information on
security features.
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Using Your Personal Computer