IBM ThinkCentre 8127 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Using Security Profile by DeviceSecurity Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the followingdevices:IDE controller When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to theIDE controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive)are disabled and will not be displayed in the systemconfiguration.Diskette Drive Access When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot beaccessed.Diskette Write Protect When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are treated as ifthey are write-protected.To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see “Starting the IBM Setup Utilityprogram” on page 19).2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Security.3. Select Security Profile by Device.4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.5. Return to the IBM Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then SaveSettings or Save and exit the Setup Utility.Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utilitywithout saving.Using IDE Drives SetupIn addition to listing the different IDE devices, there are options for configuringthe serial and parallel IDE controllers.Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to disable one or both of the parallelIDE controllers.Serial ATA This setting allows the user to disable the serial ATA controllers.Native Mode Operation This setting is only available when the serial ATA controller isenabled. This allows the user to specify whether the parallel andserial ATA controllers will operate in ″legacy″ or ″native″ mode.By default, they will operate in native mode unless both parallelATA controllers are populated and a serial ATA drive is present.Then the serial ATA drive will become ″native″ mode. The usercan select Automatic or the serial ATA controller to run in″native″ mode. However, running in ″native″ mode might notwork with older operating systems.To configure IDE Drives Setup, do the following:1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see “Starting the IBM Setup Utilityprogram” on page 19).2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Devices.3. Select IDE Drives Setup.4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.5. Return to the IBM Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then SaveSettings.Chapter 5. Using the IBM Setup Utility 21