Using The Virus Protection Features - Epson User Manual

Using the virus protection features

The Diskette access
to your diskette drives based on the password levels you have
defined. This prevents unauthorized users from accessing the
drives and possibly introducing a virus to your system. You
can restrict diskette access only if passwords are enabled and
you have enabled the
If you select
you can access the diskette drives only if you enter the
Supervisor password when you start your system. Users who
start the system with a User password, however, will see an
error message when they try to access the diskette drive. If you
select User
access the diskette drives whether you enter the Supervisor or
User password when you start the system.
N o t e
To use passwords for diskette drive access, you must enable
the Password on boot
level for Diskette access,
on boot option disabled, you see an error message
whenever you try to access your diskette drive.
You can also protect your system by selecting
protect
When this option is enabled, the system displays an error
message when a program tries to write to the boot sector of
your hard disk drive. To use a program designed to write to
the boot sector (such as the Format command), you must select
Normal
sector
Password on boot
Supervisor
for the Diskette access
for the Fixed disk boot sector
(the default setting) for the
option.
Running SETUP and Installing Drivers
option allows you to restrict access
for this option (the default setting),
option. If you select a password
but leave the
Fixed disk boot
option.
option, you can
Password
Write
option.
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