Blocking Setup-F2

[Bin Zhang]

Actually, Most of the newer PCs allow user to password protect the setup.
Even my old 386SX 16 (AMI bios) at home has this feature.  Check your CMOS
setup carefully you might find it :)

Bin Zhang
Kapiolani Community College Library

-----Original Message-----
From: Nora R. Harris <nharris at ix.netcom.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 7:18 PM
Subject: Blocking Setup-F2


>
>Dwight, et. al.:
>
>When we set up our first public pc, we also wanted to disable this
>function.  We couldn't disable it but we did remove the statement by
>pressing F2 when it flashed up on the screen.  This took us right into
>setup.  In setup, we had the option of displaying the message or not.
>We chose not to display the message, then exited and rebooted the
>machine.  The "setup-F2" message no longer appears.  Of course, a
>knowledgable person could still press F2 and get into setup but this
>deters the nascent hacker.
>
>By the way, not all pcs display the same prompt.  Mine at home uses
>delete as the key to enter setup when booting up; there may be others.
>Also, not all setup menus will allow you to choose not to block the
>message.  You'll have to experiment with yours to see what works.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Nora Harris
>Reference Librarian
>Marin County Free Library
>Corte Madera Regional Branch
>707 Meadowsweet Drive
>Corte Madera, CA   94925
>email: nharris at ix.netcom.com
>voice: 415-924-6444
>
>These statements represent my own viewpoint and not necessarily that of
>the Marin County Free Library.
>
>
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