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back on again. In a networking environment, this might prevent
certain functions from being performed remotely on your computer.
Enhanced Security adds a hard lock for an extra measure of protection
for the system programs in your computer. Normally, the entire
contents of the system programs EEPROM is write protected with a soft
lock. A soft lock enables the Remote Administration program to
function in a network environment. With a hard lock, when your
computer is turned on and the system programs startup routine is
completed, Remote Administration is locked and cannot be unlocked
until the computer is turned off and back on again and the
administrator password is entered. In a networking environment, this
prevents the system programs in your computer from being updated
remotely. Someone must be present at your computer to turn it on and
off and enter the administrator password.
A chassis-intrusion feature will alert you if the cover of your computer
has been opened. This feature will work if your computer is on or off.
If the cover has been opened, a prompt for your administrator
password will appear on the screen, and your computer will remain in
a suspended state until your administrator password is entered.
Your configuration settings cannot be changed in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program until you enter the administrator
password. This means that any changes in computer hardware that the
system programs in your computer detect will generate a configuration
error until you enter the administrator password.
To enable or disable Enhanced Security:
1. Insert a system programs update (flash) diskette into the diskette drive
(drive A) in your computer. System programs updates are available at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support on the World Wide Web.
2. Turn on the computer. If it is on already, you must turn it off and
back on again.
3. The update begins, your computer halts, and you are prompted for
your administrator password (if you have set an administrator
password). The computer remains in a halted state until you enter the
administrator password.
4. When you enter the administrator password, or if no administrator
password has been set, the update diskette will continue to run, and
you are given the option of enabling or disabling Enhanced Security.
Your choice is automatically recorded in the System Security menu of
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
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