Acer 4732Z/4332 manual Security, Field Description Value

Field	Description	Value
SATA Mode	Select the SATA controller operating mode.	AHCI
	When set to AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), the	IDE
	SATA controller enables its AHCI and RAID features when the
	computer boots up.
	When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its AHCI and
	RAID functions when the computer boots up.
	NOTE: The Acer eMachine D525/D725 computer does not
	support AHCI or RAID functions so set this parameter to IDE to
	speed up the boot-up time.

Security

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

			Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup					Utility
Information			Main	Security			Boot		Exit
									Item	Specific Help
Supervisor Password is:					Clear
User	Password		is:		Clear
HDD	Password		is:		Clear				Supervisor Password
									controls	access of	the
Set	Supervisor		Password		[	Enter	]		whole setup utility.
Set	User	Password			[Enter]				It can be used to		boot
Set	HDD	Password			[Enter]				up when	Password	on
									boot is	enabled.
Password		on Boot:			[Disabled]

F1	Help	Select	Item	-/+	Change	Values	F9	Setup	Defaults
E sc	Exit	Select	Menu	E nter	Select	Sub-Menu	F10	Save	and Exit

The following table describes the parameters in the Security menu screen.

Field	Description		Value
Supervisor Password is	Displays the supervisor password status.		Clear
			Set
User Password is	Displays the user password status.
HDD Password is	Displays the HDD password status.
Set Supervisor	Press Enter to configure the supervisor password. When set, this password will
Password	allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility.
Set User Password	Press Enter to configure the user password. When set, this password will restrict a
	user’s access to the Setup menus. Only the following menus will be accessible:
	•	System Time and System Date
	•	All Exit menu options excluding Load Setup Defaults
	A supervisor password must first be set before creating this user password.
Set HDD Password	Press Enter to configure the HDD password. When set, this password will restrict a
	user’s access to the hard disk drive. It will be required during boot-up or when
	waking from hibernation mode.
Password on Boot	Referred to as power-on password. When set, the user or		Disabled
	supervisor password will be required to boot up the system. A		Enabled
	supervisor password must first be set before creating this
	password.

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