Dell 6100 User Manual

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4-12 Dell PowerEdge 6100/200 System User’s Guidemouse activity occurs by the end of this interval, the key-board and mouse will be locked until the user password isentered. The default value is 10 minutes.The following three security features are also controlledby the Keyboard Inactivity Timer.Video BlankingIf you enable this feature, the video display will turnblank after the time interval specified in the KeyboardInactivity Timer category. The default is Disabled.Floppy WritesIf you enable this feature, the diskette drive will bewrite-protected after the time interval specified in theKeyboard Inactivity Timer category. The default settingis Disabled.Reset and Power Switch LockingWith this category set to Enabled, the system powerswitch and reset buttons will be disabled while passwordprotection is in effect. The default setting is Enabled.Exit Menu CategoriesTo access the Exit menu, use the arrow keys to highlightExit. The following section explains each of the systemsetup categories in the Exit menu.Exit Saving ChangesWhen you choose this option, the BIOS stores thechanges you have made in NVRAM.Exit Discarding ChangesChoosing this option exits the system setup programwithout saving any of the changes you have made.Load Setup DefaultsWhen you select this option, the default values for eachcategory in the system setup program are loaded.NOTE: If you load the default values, you need to changethe MPS Version option described earlier in this sectionfrom the Intel default of 1.1 to 1.4.Discard ChangesIf you select this option, any changes made since the sys-tem setup program was run are deleted, but you do notexit the system setup program.Using the Password FeaturesUsing the Administrative PasswordFeatureYour Dell system is shipped with the administrative pass-word set to Disabled, which allows you to enter thesystem setup program and assign a password. When theAdministrative Password Is category (or the Administra-tive Password category in the system configurationutility) is set to Enabled, the computer system promptsyou for the administrative password whenever you enterthe system setup program. If system security is a concern,you should operate your system with administrative pass-word protection.You can assign an administrative password, as describedin the next subsection, “Assigning an AdministrativePassword,” whenever you use the system setup program.Once an administrative password is assigned, only thosewho know the password have full use of the system setupprogram.To delete or change an existing administrative password,you must know the administrative password (see “Delet-ing or Changing an Existing Administrative Password”later in this section).NOTE: You can also assign, delete, or change an admin-istrative password through the system configurationutility. See “Security Subsystems Group” in Chapter 5.If you assign and then forget an administrative password,a trained service technician must open the computer andchange a dual in-line package (DIP) switch to disable theCAUTION: The password features provide abasic level of security for the data on your system.However, they are not foolproof. If your datarequires more security, it is your responsibility toobtain and use additional forms of protection,such as data encryption programs.