IBM 6643 - NetVista X40 - 128 MB RAM User Manual

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Chapter 4. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 35Using Security Profile by Device, you can also control which devices require apassword before they start up. There are two classes of devices:• Removable media drives, such as diskette drives, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROMdrives• Hard disk drivesYou can set these devices to request a user password, an administrator password,or to not require a password. This way, if you have a power-on or administratorpassword set for your computer, you can configure your computer to prompt youfor a password only when certain devices are accessed at startup. For example, ifyou set Hard Disk Devices to require a user password, each time you attempt tostart up from the hard disk, you will be prompted to type the password before thestartup proceeds.Some operating systems require you to type a password before the operatingsystem will start. Security Profile by Device does not change the way theoperating system works. If an operating system password is required, you musttype it when prompted, regardless of the Security Profile by Device settings.To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting and using theConfiguration/Setup Utility program” on page 31).2. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select SystemSecurity and press Enter.3. Select Security Profile by Device and press Enter.4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.5. Press Esc twice to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu.6. Select Save Settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility menu and pressEnter. Then press Esc and follow the instructions on the screen to exit fromthe Configuration/Setup Utility program.Other settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility programThe information in this section contains instructions for changing the startupsequence, Remote Administration, and the Pentium III microprocessor serialnumber feature.Diskette Write Protect When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes aretreated as if they are write-protected.Hard disk Write Protect When this feature is set to Enable, the hard disk iswrite-protected.IDE controller When this feature is set to Disable, all devicesconnected to the IDE controller (such as hard diskdrives) are disabled and will not be displayed in thesystem configuration.