Gateway 6400 - Manual (Page 90)

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POST routine. To change the supervisor password, select Change Supervisor
Password from the Security menu, then enter and confirm the new password.
To cancel the supervisor password, select Change Supervisor Password from the
Security menu, enter the current supervisor password, then, when asked to
confirm the new password, press ENTER without entering anything. The system
will respond with the message “Password Uninstalled.”
Unattended start mode
Configure and enable the unattended start mode in the BIOS. When
unattended start mode is in effect, you can boot the system and run the OS,
but you must enter the user password to use the keyboard or mouse.
To enable the unattended start mode, you must first enable a user password,
then enable unattended start mode, and finally set the password check mode
to
Always .
Summary of software security features
The following table lists the software security features and describes what
protection each offers. In general, to enable or set the features listed here, you
must run the BIOS Setup utility and go to the Security tab. The table also refers
to other BIOS menus and to the setup utility.
Feature Description
Unattended start
mode To enable the Unattended Start mode, you must first
enable a user password, then enable Unattended
Start mode, and finally set the Password Check mode
to Always.
When the system is in Unattended Start mode, the
system boots and runs the OS, but does not accept
mouse or keyboard input until you enter the user
password.
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