Setting, Changing, And Deleting A Password; Using Security Profile By Device - IBM 6643 User Manual

After you set an administrator password, a password prompt is displayed each
time you try to access the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you type
the wrong password, you will see an error message. If you type the wrong
password three times, you must turn the computer off and start again.
If both the power-on and administrator passwords are set, you can type either
password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your
administrator password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to six characters (A- Z, a-z,
and 0-9). To set a power-on password, an administrator password must
be set.
1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting and using the
Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 31).
2. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select System
Security and press Enter. Press F1 for help when setting, changing or
deleting passwords.

Using Security Profile by Device

Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the
following devices:
Diskette Drive Access
Diskette Write Protect
Hard disk Write Protect
IDE controller
To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:
1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting and using the
Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 31).
2. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select System
Security and press Enter.
3. Select Security Profile by Device and press Enter.
4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
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When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive
cannot be accessed.
When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are
treated as if they are write-protected.
When this feature is set to Enable, the hard disk is
write-protected.
When this feature is set to Disable, all devices
connected to the IDE controller (such as hard disk
drives) are disabled and will not be displayed in the
system configuration.