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Password, Administrator, Setting, changing, deleting, password, Using, Security, Profile, Device

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v Have at least eight characters in length v Contain at least one alphabetic character, one numeric character, and one symbol v Contain at least one of the following symbols v You can also use the space bar v Setup Utility program and hard disk drive passwords are not 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 user is prompted to type a valid password each time the computer is turned on. The computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed from the keyboard. Administrator Password Setting an Administrator Password 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 twelve characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9). See "Password considerations" on page 45 for more information. 1. Start the Setup Utility program (see Chapter 5, "Using the Setup Utility," on page 45). 2. From the 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 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. To set Security Profile by Device, do the following: 46 User Guide

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v
Have
at
least
eight
characters
in
length
v
Contain
at
least
one
alphabetic
character,
one
numeric
character,
and
one
symbol
v
Contain
at
least
one
of
the
following
symbols:
,
.
/
`
;
'
[]
v
You
can
also
use
the
space
bar
v
Setup
Utility
program
and
hard
disk
drive
passwords
are
not
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
user
is
prompted
to
type
a
valid
password
each
time
the
computer
is
turned
on.
The
computer
cannot
be
used
until
a
valid
password
is
typed
from
the
keyboard.
Administrator
Password
Setting
an
Administrator
Password
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
twelve
characters
(A-
Z,
a-z,
and
0-9).
See
“Password
considerations”
on
page
45
for
more
information.
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program
(see
Chapter
5,
“Using
the
Setup
Utility,”
on
page
45).
2.
From
the
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.
To
set
Security
Profile
by
Device,
do
the
following:
46
User
Guide