Security

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

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Boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set User Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Supervisor Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDD Drive Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password On Boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Set Supervisor password----------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Enter new Supervisor Password:

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Verify new Supervisor Password:

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Enter new password. Password will NOT be displayed

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

Set Supervisor/User Password

If password on boot is required, the password must be set otherwise it cannot be enabled.

The formats of the password are as follows:

 

Length

No more than 8 characters

 

Characters

0-9,A-Z (not case sensitive)

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Set User Password

Press Enter to set the user password.

 

 

 

When set, this password protects the

 

 

 

BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized

 

 

 

access.

 

 

 

 

Set Supervisor Password

Press Enter to set the administrator

 

 

 

password. When set, this password

 

 

 

protects the BIOS Setup Utility from

 

 

 

unauthorized access.

 

 

 

 

HDD Drive Lock

This allows users to protect their Hard

Disabled/Enabled

 

 

Drive being accessed by enabling HDD

 

 

 

security to their hard drive.

 

 

 

 

 

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Acer 2000 manual Security, Set Supervisor/User Password, Parameter Description Option

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