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Password, considerations, Administrator, Setting, changing, deleting, password, Enabling, disabling

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Password considerations A password can be any combination of up to 16 characters (A-Z, a-z and 0-9). For security reasons, it is a good idea to use a strong password that cannot be easily compromised. Passwords should adhere to the following rules: v Contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character v Setup Utility program and hard disk drive passwords are case sensitive v Not be your name or your user name v Not be a common word or a common name v Be significantly different from your previous password User Password When a User Password is set, the computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed from the keyboard. Administrator Password When an Administrator Password is set, it deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set an Administrator Password. After you set an Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed each time you try to access the Setup Utility program. If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your administrator 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 sixteen alphabetic and numeric characters. For more information, see "Password considerations." 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See Chapter 4, "Using the Setup Utility," on page 9. 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security. 3. Select Set Administrator Password or Set User Password. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen. Note: You need to set an Administrator Password in order to set a User Password. Enabling or disabling a device This section provides information on how to enable or disable user access to the following devices: Floppy A SATA#1 Setup When this feature is set to Disabled, the diskette drive cannot be accessed. When this feature is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the SATA connectors (such as hard disk drives or the optical drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. 10 User Guide

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Password
considerations
A
password
can
be
any
combination
of
up
to
16
characters
(A-Z,
a-z
and
0-9).
For
security
reasons,
it
is
a
good
idea
to
use
a
strong
password
that
cannot
be
easily
compromised.
Passwords
should
adhere
to
the
following
rules:
v
Contain
at
least
one
alphabetic
character
and
one
numeric
character
v
Setup
Utility
program
and
hard
disk
drive
passwords
are
case
sensitive
v
Not
be
your
name
or
your
user
name
v
Not
be
a
common
word
or
a
common
name
v
Be
significantly
different
from
your
previous
password
User
Password
When
a
User
Password
is
set,
the
computer
cannot
be
used
until
a
valid
password
is
typed
from
the
keyboard.
Administrator
Password
When
an
Administrator
Password
is
set,
it
deters
unauthorized
persons
from
changing
configuration
settings.
If
you
are
responsible
for
maintaining
the
settings
of
several
computers,
you
might
want
to
set
an
Administrator
Password.
After
you
set
an
Administrator
Password,
a
password
prompt
is
displayed
each
time
you
try
to
access
the
Setup
Utility
program.
If
both
the
user
and
administrator
passwords
are
set,
you
can
type
either
password.
However,
to
change
any
configuration
settings,
you
must
use
your
administrator
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
sixteen
alphabetic
and
numeric
characters.
For
more
information,
see
“Password
considerations.”
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program.
See
Chapter
4,
“Using
the
Setup
Utility,”
on
page
9.
2.
From
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Security
.
3.
Select
Set
Administrator
Password
or
Set
User
Password
.
Read
the
information
displayed
on
the
right
side
of
the
screen.
Note:
You
need
to
set
an
Administrator
Password
in
order
to
set
a
User
Password.
Enabling
or
disabling
a
device
This
section
provides
information
on
how
to
enable
or
disable
user
access
to
the
following
devices:
Floppy
A
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disabled
,
the
diskette
drive
cannot
be
accessed.
SATA#1
Setup
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disabled
,
all
devices
connected
to
the
SATA
connectors
(such
as
hard
disk
drives
or
the
optical
drive)
are
disabled
and
will
not
be
displayed
in
the
system
configuration.
10
User
Guide