Aspire Digital 8930 manual Security

Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter	Description	Option
User Password is	Shows the setting of the user password.	Clear or Set
Supervisor Password	Shows the setting of the Supervisor	Clear or Set
is	password
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password.
	When user password is set, this password
	protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
	unauthorized access. The user can enter
	Setup menu only and does not have right to
	change the value of parameters.
Set Supervisor	Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
Password	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
	user can not either enter the Setup menu
	nor change the value of parameters.
HardDisk Security	Enables or disables primary hard disk
	security function.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or	Disabled or Enabled
	not while the events defined in this group
	happened. The following sub-options are all
	requires the Supervisor password for
	changes and should be grayed out if the
	user password was used to enter setup.

NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it.

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