Software Locks Via The Ssu Or Bios Setup - Silicon Graphics 1450 User Manual

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Software Locks via the SSU or BIOS Setup

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• Secure mode control, front panel lock/unlock initiation, and video blank and
diskette write protect monitoring and control
• ACPI Support
• Direct Platform Control (DPC) support
• Platform Event Paging (PEP) / Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
• Power distribution board monitoring
• Speaker beep capability. When the system is powered up, this capability is used to
indicate conditions such as "empty processor slot"
• Pentium III Xeon processor SEEPROM interface for Processor Information ROM
(PIROM) and Scratch EEPROM access
• Processor temperature monitoring
• Hot-Plug PCI slot status reporting
• Processor bus speed setting
• Chassis fan failure light control
• Chassis power fault light control
• Chassis power light control
The SSU provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental
access to the system. Once the security measures are enabled, access to the system is
allowed only after the user enters the correct password(s). For example, the SSU allows
you to:
• Enable the keyboard lockout timer so the server requires a password to reactivate
the keyboard and mouse after a specified time-out period of 1 to 120 minutes
• Set and enable administrator and user passwords
• Set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the front
panel reset and power switches
• Activate a hot key combination to enter secure mode quickly
• Disable writing to the diskette drive when secure mode is set
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