Samsung M6000 - Manual (Page 70)

Samsung M6000 User’s Manual Using System Security 59
Requiring a Boot Password
After you create a supervisor or user password, you can enable the
computer to prompt for a password each time it starts.
To enable the prompt, select the option Enabled in the Password on
boot field in System Setup. For more information about the Password
on boot field, see “Security Menu” on page 50.
Locking the Hard Drive Boot Sector
If you have an supervisor password, you can lock the hard drive boot
sector to protect against viruses or alterations.
To lock the hard drive boot sector, select the option Write protect in the
Fixed disk boot sector field in System Setup. For more information
about the Fixed disk boot sector field, see “Security Menu” on page 50.
Locking the Floppy Drive
If you have an supervisor password, you can lock the floppy drive so
that a user with only a user password cannot load personal software,
which may introduce a virus into the computer.
To enable the floppy lock, select the option Supervisor in the Lock
Floppy field in System Setup. For more information about the Lock
Floppy field, see “Security Menu” on page 50.
Locking the Keyboard
The keyboard lock enables you to protect your system when you walk
away from it for a time. To use the keyboard lock, you must first enable
a password through System Setup. (See “Creating a Password” on page
57 for instructions.To lock your keyboard, press <Fn+F7>. To unlock
your keyboard, type your password and press <Enter>