Configuring the Computing Unit in BIOS Setup
Release 11/02
5-18
SIMATIC Panel PC 870 Computing Unit, Equipment Manual
5.4
Security Menu
Only the fields in brackets can be edited. To protect your PC from unauthorized
use, you can assign two passwords. With the supervisor password, you can
prevent the use of floppy disks for the normal user and restrict the use of the
hard disk.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Item Specific Help
ESC
Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
+ / –
Enter Select
Change Values
F9
F10
Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
Sub-Menu
Supervisor Password is
Disabled
User Password is
Disabled
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
[Enter]
[Enter]
Password on boot:
[Disabled]
Diskette access:
[Supervisor]
Fixed disk boot sector:
[Normal]
Main
Security
Power
Advanced
Exit
Boot Sequence
Version
F1 Help
Supervisor Password
controls
access to the setup
utility
Figure 5-14
”Security” Menu
User Password is
Disabled
Password is active. BIOS Setup can only be opened
after
entering the password.
Enabled
Certain Setup fields can be modified by the user,
including the user password.
The input field automatically changes from [Disabled] to [Enabled]
when the password is entered.
Set Supervisor
Password
This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has
been entered, the supervisor password can be changed by entering
a new password or deleted by pressing Return and thus deactivated.
Set User Password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has
been entered correctly, the user password can be changed or
deleted by pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
Password on boot
[Disabled]
No password required for system boot.
[Enabled]
Supervisor or user password must be entered for
system boot.
Fixed disk boot
Sector
[Normal]
All types of hard-disk access are permitted.
[Write
No operating system can be installed.
protect]
This is a way of protecting against boot viruses.
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