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Chapter 3: Managing and Maintaining Your Server
You can:
■ Enter either password to finish starting the server.
■ Enter the supervisor password to access the BIOS Setup utility.
For information about resetting BIOS passwords, see “Resetting BIOS passwords” on
page 161 .
To set the BIOS security passwords:
1
Restart your server, then press any key when the Gateway logo screen appears during
startup. The System Options menu opens.
2
Select BIOS Setup utility , then press E NTER . The BIOS Setup utility opens.
3
Select the Security menu.
4
Select the password to set according to the following table.
5
Type the password and press E NTER , then type it again and press E NTER .
6
Save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
Option Description
Supervisor password To control access to system configuration, set a
supervisor password. Using a supervisor password lets
you make changes to any setting in the BIOS.
Passwords can be cleared. To clear the passwords, see
“Resetting BIOS passwords” on page 161 .
User password The supervisor password must be set up before a user
password can be set. To control access to the server, set
a user password. The supervisor can set the level of
access granted to the user password. The user password
access levels are:
■ No Access. User cannot access the BIOS Setup utility.
■ Limited. User can change only the date and time.
■ View Only. User can see all settings, but cannot
change them.
■ Full. User can change every setting except the
supervisor password.
Passwords can be cleared. To clear the passwords, see
“Resetting BIOS passwords” on page 161 .
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