Settings With Switches; Recovering System Bios - Switch 1; Skipping The Password Query - Switch 2; Write Protection For Flash Bios - Switch 3 - Fujitsu Siemens Computers D1409 Tehnical Manual

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Settings with switches

Settings with switches
Preset for switches 1 to 4 = Off.
i
The clock frequency of the processor is set automatically.

Recovering System BIOS - switch 1

Switch 1 enables recovery of the old system BIOS after an attempt to update has failed. To restore
the old system BIOS you need a Flash BIOS Diskette (please call our customer service centre).
The system boots from the "Flash BIOS floppy disk" from Drive A and reprograms the
on
system BIOS on the board.
The System BIOS is started with the system BIOS from the mainboard (default
off
setting).

Skipping the password query - switch 2

Switch 2 is used to define whether the password is queried at system startup, if the password
protection is enabled in BIOS Setup (in Security menu , the Password field must be set to Enabled).
The password query is skipped. Passwords are deleted.
on
off
The password query is effective (default setting).

Write protection for Flash BIOS - switch 3

Switch 3 is used to define whether the System BIOS is write protected or not.
The System BIOS can neither be written to nor deleted. Flash-BIOS update from
on
floppy disk is not possible.
The System BIOS can be written or deleted. Flash-BIOS update from floppy disk is
off
possible (default setting).

Write protection for floppy disks - switch 4

Switch 4 is used to define whether floppy disks can be written or deleted in the floppy disk drive. To
write and delete floppy disks, the write-protection in BIOS Setup must be disabled (in menu Security,
the field Diskette Write must be set to Enabled).
The floppy disk drive is write-protected.
on
Floppy disks can be read, written and deleted (default setting).
off
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