Server Board Family Datasheet

System BIOS Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Datasheet
Revision 1.3
Intel order number D38960-006
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Table 34. Security Features Operating Model
Mode Entry Method /
Event
Entry Criteria Behavior Exit Criteria After Exit
Password on
boot
Power On /
Reset
User password set
and password on
boot enabled in
BIOS Setup.
Secure boot
disabled in BIOS
Setup.
System halts for
user password
before scanning
option ROMs.
The system is
not in secure
mode.
No mouse or
keyboard input is
accepted except
the password.
User
password.
Administrator
password.
Front control panel
buttons are re-
enabled.
The server boots
normally. Boot
sequence is
determined by setup
options.
3.9.2 Password Protection
The BIOS uses passwords to prevent unauthorized tampering with the server setup. Both user
and administrator passwords are supported by the BIOS. An Administrator password must be
entered in order to set the user password. The maximum length of the password is seven
characters. The password cannot have characters other than alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9). The
Administrator and User passwords are case sensitive
Once set, a password can be cleared by changing it to a null string. Entering the user password
will allow the user to modify the time, date, and user password. Other setup fields can be
modified only if the administrator password is entered. If only one password is set, this
password is required to enter BIOS Setup.
The administrator has control over all fields in BIOS Setup, including the ability to clear the user
password.
If the user or administrator enters an incorrect password three times in a row during the boot
sequence, the system is placed into a halt state. A system reset is required to exit out of the halt
state. This feature makes it difficult to break the password by guessing at it.
3.9.3 Password Clear Jumper
If the user and/or administrator password is lost or forgotten, both passwords may be cleared by
moving the password clear jumper into the clear position and powering on the system. The
BIOS determines if the password clear jumper is in the clear position during BIOS POST and
clears any passwords if required. The password clear jumper must be restored to its original
position before new passwords can be set.
3.10 BIOS Update Flash Procedures
3.10.1 Intel Iflash32 BIOS Update Utility
The Intel Iflash32 BIOS Update Utility is designed to update the system BIOS in a DOS
environment.