Acer 8940 manual Security, Parameter Description Option, Clear or Set, Disabled or

Security

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

		Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
Information	Main		Security	Boot	Exit
Supervisor Password Is:				Clear		Item Specific Help
User Password Is:				Clear		Install or Change the
HDD Password:				Clear
						password and the length
Set Supervisor Password				[Enter]		of password must be less
Set User Password				[Enter]		than eight words.
Set HDD Password				[Enter]
Password on Boot				[Disabled]

F1 Help	Select	Item	F5/F6	Change	Values	F9	Setup	Default
ESC Exit	Select	Menu	Enter	Select	SubMenu	F10	Save	and Exit

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

Parameter	Description	Option
Supervisor Password Is	Shows the setting of the Supervisor password	Clear or Set
User Password Is	Shows the setting of the user password.	Clear or Set
HDD Password	Shows the setting of the HDD password	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set,	N/A
	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.
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password. When user	N/A
	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 HDD Password	Enter HDD Password.	N/A
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or not while the	Disabled or
	events defined in this group happened. The following	Enabled
	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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