Detailed descriptions
17.6 BIOS setup
SIMATIC Panel PC 877
17-60 Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01
Disabled The password is disabled.
Enabled Certain Setup fields are thus configurable by the
user, including the user password.
User password is
The field resets automatically from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when the
password is entered.
Set supervisor password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has
been entered, the supervisor password can be changed or deleted by
pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
Set user password This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has
been entered correctly, the user password can be changed or deleted
by pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.
[Disabled] No password required for system boot. Password on boot
[Enabled] Supervisor or user password must be entered for
system boot.
[Normal] All types of hard-disk access are permitted. Fixed disk boot sector
[Write protect] the user cannot install an operating system. This
is a way of protecting against boot viruses.
This mode of protection is not enabled unless "Password on boot " is
[enabled].
[Supervisor] Diskette access is not possible unless the
supervisor password was entered during system
boot.
Floppy disk drive access
[User] Diskette access is not possible unless the user
password was entered during system boot.
Attention: This function cannot be used under
Windows NT/2000 Professional/XP Professional,
since this operating system does not access the
diskette via BIOS routines. Please use the
Windows NT/2000/ Professional/XP Professional
system programs for this purpose.
Outputs a virus check prompt when booting.
[Disabled] No message during system startup.
[Daily] Daily
[Weekly] Every Monday
Virus check reminder
[Monthly] Every first of the month
Outputs a message when booting requesting a system backup.
[Disabled] No message during system startup.
[Daily] Daily
[Weekly] Every Monday
System backup reminder
[Monthly] Every first of the month