Password Protection; Password Clear; Table 37. Security Features Operating Model - Intel S3000PT - Server Board Motherboard Specification

Platform Management Architecture
Mode Entry Method /
Event
Password on Power On /
boot Reset
5.5.2

Password Protection

The BIOS uses passwords to prevent unauthorized tampering with the server setup. Both user
and administrator passwords are supported by the BIOS. An Administrator password must be
entered in order to set the user password. The m aximum length of a password can be seven
characters. The password cannot have characters other than alphanumeric (a -z, A-Z, 0-9). It is
not case sensitive.
Once set, a password can be cleared by changing it to a null string. Entering the user password
will allow the user to modify the time, date, and user password. Other setup fields can be
modified only if the administrator password is entered. If only one password is set, this
password is required to enter BIOS Setup.
The administrator has control over al l fields in BIOS Setup, including the ability to clear the user
password.
If the user or administrator enters an incorrect password three times in a row during the boot
sequence, the system is placed into a halt state. A system reset is required to exit ou t of the
halt state. This feature makes it difficult to break the password by guessing at it.
5.5.3

Password Clear

If the user and/or administrator password is lost or forgotten, both passwords may be cleared
by moving the CMOS Clear jumper into the clear posi tion.
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Table 37. Security Features Operating Model

Entry Criteria Behavior
User password set System halts for
and password on user password
boot enabled in before scanning
BIOS Setup. option ROMs.
Secure boot The system is
disabled in BIOS not in secure
Setup. mode.
No mouse or
keyboard input
is accepted
except the
password.
Intel® Server Board S3000PT TPS
Exit Criteria After Exit
User Front control panel
password. buttons are re-
enabled.
Administrator
password. The server boots
normally. Boot
sequence is
determined by setup
options.
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