Intel VS440FX - Security Screen

BIOS and Setup Utility
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3.15.11.2 Log Count Granularity
Enter the number of log events that must occur before the event log is updated. The default is
10 events.
3.15.11.3 Time Granularity (Minutes)
Enter the number of minutes that must pass before the event log is updated. The default is
30 minutes.
3.15.11.4 Log Control
Enables event logging. The options are:
• All Events Enabled (default)
• ECC Events Disabled
• All Events Disabled
3.15.11.5 Clear Log
Sets a flag that clears the event log the next time the POST runs. The options are:
• No (default)
• Yes
3.15.11.6 Mark Existing Events Read
Marks or does not mark all events already in the log as having been read. The options are:
• No (default)
• Yes
3.15.12 Security Screen
This section describes the passwords you can set to restrict access to the Setup program and to
restrict who can boot the computer.
3.15.12.1 Administrative and User Access Modes
The options on the Security screen let you set a User password and/or an Administrative password.
The access restrictions for the User and Administrative modes are:
• Setup options: The Administrative password gives you full access to Setup options; the User
password can be limited to only certain options. Thus, by setting separate Administrative and
User passwords, a system administrator can limit who can change critical Setup values. The
actual limitations depend on whether one or both passwords are set. Table 16 shows how the
passwords work together.
• Booting the system: To limit access to who can boot the system, set the User password. This
is the password that the system asks for before booting. If only the Administrative password is
set, the system boots up without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, you can
enter either password to boot the system.
Table 16 shows the effects of setting the Administrative and User passwords. The table is for
reference only, and is not shown on the Security screen.