HP Vectra VT6 Supplementary Manual page 37

Security Support
Drivers
HP Vectra Diagnostic
Utilities
1 Set SW-1, on the Matrox board, to ON (BIOS unprotected).
2 Run the video BIOS flash program,
file, which are provided by HP.
3 Set SW-1, on the Matrox board, to OFF (BIOS protected).
Video boards without ROM (such as old CGA and monochrome) are not
supported by the BIOS. Memory holes above 1 MB are not supported. DDC
display detection is not a BIOS feature, but is handled by the video drivers.
The HP Vectra XU 6/xxx PC and HP Vectra VT 6/xxx PC have the follow-
ing security features to protect against unauthorized access to the computer
and its data:
user password prompt.
system administrator password to protect the configuration settings
(other than the user preferences).
communications port protection (ports can be disabled in Setup) to
prevent unauthorized use of printers, modems or other devices.
disk drive protection (disks can be disabled, write protected, or "boot"
protected in Setup) to prevent either copying data or running programs
from disk, or loading an alternative operating system.
internal security mode switch to protect the configuration, preventing
changes being made by the Setup program.
internal switch to protect the system ROM from being upgraded.
lock on the PC's cover, to prevent access to the inside of the PC.
PC serial number and PC identification protected by passwords.
Drivers for the Windows NT, OS/2 and Windows 95 operating systems are
provided on the XU/VT Drivers and Documentation CD-ROM that is
supplied with the computer. Drivers for the DOS and Windows 3.11 operating
systems can be obtained from the HP BBS.
The HP Vectra diagnostic utility is not yet available.
The LAN utility, HPVGSet, is provided on the XU/VT Drivers and
Documentation CD-ROM.
3 Troubleshooting and Repair
, and associated
progbios.exe
Software and Firmware
*.bin
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