BIOS Access Levels

The User Access Level configuration parameter is accessible from the Security menu. This configuration parameter determines which areas of the Setup utility are accessible to users. In essence, the Full Access option is equivalent to the Supervisor selection. All four user access levels for this configuration parameter are described below.

Option

Description

No Access

Does not allow users to access the BIOS Setup utility.

View Only

Allows users to access and view the Setup utility, but does not allow them to make changes to configuration settings.

Limited

Allows users to access and view the Setup utility, as well as modify some of the configuration settings.

Full Access

Allows users to access, view, and modify all configuration settings in the Setup utility.

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