Siemens PC 670 User Manual

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Configuring the Computing Unit in BIOS Setup

Release 04/02

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Panel PC 670 Computing Unit, Equipment Manual

Password on
boot

[Disabled]

No password required for system boot.

[Enabled]

Supervisor or user password must be entered for system
boot.

Fixed disk boot
Sector

[Normal]

All types of hard-disk access are permitted.

[Write protect] No operating system can be installed.

This is a way of protecting against boot viruses.

Diskette
access

This mode of protection is not active unless ”Password on boot ” is set to
[enabled].

[Supervisor] Diskette access is not possible unless the supervisor

password was entered during system boot.

[User]

Diskette access is not possible unless the user password
was entered during system boot.
Note:
This function can not be used under Windows NT/2000,

since this operating system does not access the diskette

via BIOS routines. Please use the system programs in
Windows NT/2000.

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