IBM 6644 - Manual (Page 43)

30 User Guide
Power-on password
The power-on password feature deters unauthorized persons from gaining access
to your computer. To set a power-on password, you must first set an
administrator password.
Administrator password
Setting an administrator password deters unauthorized persons from changing
configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of
several computers, you might want to set an administrator password.
After you set an administrator password, a password prompt is displayed each
time you try to access the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you type the
wrong password, you will see an error message. If you type the wrong password
three times, you must turn the computer off and start again.
If both the power-on and administrator passwords are set, you can type either
password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your
administrator password.
Setting, changing, and deleting a password
To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A- Z, a-z,
and 0-9). To set a power-on password, an administrator password must be
set.
1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting and using the
Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 27).
2. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select System Security
and press Enter. Press F1 for help when setting, changing or deleting
passwords.
Using Security Profile by Device
You can use Security Profile by Device to control the level of security for the
following:
Using Security Profile by Device, you can also control which devices require a
password before they start up. There are two classes of these devices:
• Removable media drives, such as CD-ROM drive
IDE controller When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected
to the IDE controller (such as hard disk drives) are
disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration.