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1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 33.
2. Select Power ➙ Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) and press Enter.
3. Select ICE Thermal Alert and press Enter.
4. Select the desired setting and press Enter.
5. Exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 37.
Enabling or disabling the Configuration Change Detection feature
If you enable the Configuration Change Detection feature, when the POST detects the configuration changes
of some hardware devices (such as storage drives or memory modules), an error message will be displayed
when you turn on the computer.
To enable or disable the Configuration Change Detection feature, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 33.
2. Select Security ➙ Configuration Change Detection and press Enter.
3. Select the desired setting and press Enter.
4. Exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 37.
To bypass the error message and log in to the operating system, do one of the following:
• Press the F2 key.
Note: For some keyboards, you might need to press Fn+F2 to bypass the error message.
• Start and then exit the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 33 and
"Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 37.
Using BIOS passwords
By using the Setup Utility program, you can set passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the computer
and data.
You do not have to set any passwords to use the computer. However, using passwords improves computer
security. If you decide to set any passwords, read the following topics.
Setup Utility program password types
The following types of passwords are available:
• Power-on password
When a power-on password is set, you are prompted to enter a valid password each time the computer is
turned on. The computer cannot be used until the valid password is entered.
• Administrator password
Setting an administrator password deters unauthorized users from changing configuration settings. If you
are responsible for maintaining the configuration settings of several computers, you might want to set
an administrator password.
When an administrator password is set, you are prompted to enter a valid password each time you
try to access the Setup Utility program. The Setup Utility program cannot be accessed until a valid
password is entered.
If both the power-on password and administrator password are set, you can enter either password.
However, you must use your administrator password to change any configuration settings.
• Hard disk password
Setting a hard disk password prevents unauthorized access to the data on the storage drive. When a
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