Operating System; Bios Security Features - Intel D815EEA Technical Product Specification

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Intel Desktop Board D815EEA Technical Product Specification

3.9.3 Operating System

3.9.3.1 Selection
The Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) operating system has built-in
capabilities for making PCs boot more quickly. For additional information, see the following
URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/newpc/fast-boot.htm
3.9.3.2 Optimization
To speed operating system availability at boot time, limit the number of applications that load into
the system tray or the task bar.

3.10 BIOS Security Features

The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and who can
boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup
program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions:
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The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in
the BIOS Setup program. This is the supervisor mode.
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The user password gives restricted access to view and change Setup options in the BIOS Setup
program. This is the user mode.
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If only the supervisor password is set, pressing the <Enter> key at the password prompt of the
BIOS Setup program allows the user restricted access to Setup.
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If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, users can enter either the supervisor
password or the user password to access Setup. Users have access to Setup respective to
which password is entered.
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Setting the user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password prompt will be
displayed before the computer is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the computer
boots without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, the user can enter either
password to boot the computer.
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