Chapter 7.Additional Service Information; Security Features; Passwords; Power-On Password - IBM IntelliStation 6866 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Chapter 7. Additional service information
Security features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing a power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Administrator password control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Operating system password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Vital product data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Alert on LAN2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
BIOS levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flash (BIOS/VPD) update procedure . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flash recovery boot block switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Security features

Passwords

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Security features in this section include the following:

Passwords

Vital Product Data
Management Information Format (MIF)
Alert on LAN
The following section provides information about computer hardware and software-
related passwords.

Power-on Password

Administrator Password
Operating System Password
Power-on and Administrator passwords are set in the Setup Utility program. See
"Setup Utility program" on page 5 for information about running the Setup Utility.

Power-on password

A power-on password denies access to the computer by an unauthorized user when
the computer is powered on. When a power-on password is active, the password
prompt appears on the screen each time the computer is powered on. The computer
starts after the proper password is entered.

Removing a power-on password

To service a computer with an active and unknown power-on password, power-off
the computer and use the following procedure:
1.
Unplug the power cord and remove the top cover.
2.
Refer to "System board layout" on page 17 to find the system board rocker switch.
3.
Set switch 3 to the on position.
(ACPI) BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Advanced Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
95
features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Automatic Power-On features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
97
Wake on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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