Acer 3400 Series manual Clear or Set, Parameter Description Option

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 uer password.	Clear or Set
HDD Password is	This feature is available to user when	Disabled or Enabled
	Supervisor password is set. Password can be
	written on HDD only when Supervisor
	password or user password is set and
	password on HDD is set to enabled.
	Supervisor Password is written to HDD only
	when Supervisor password is being set. User
	password is written to HDD when both
	passwords are set. When both Supervisor and
	user password are present, both passwords
	can unlock the HDD.
HDD Master ID	You can use HDD Master ID and MasterID
	program together to remove HDD password.
	Note: Remove HDD password SOP wll not be
	released in service guide because of security
	concern. Please request Remove HDD SOP
	via tracking system--http://csd.acer.com.tw
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password. When
	set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
	Utility from unauthorized access.
	Note: The user password may not be set
	unless the supervisor password is set. If the
	user wishes to have only one password,
	please set supervisor password.
Set HDD Password	Press Enter to set the HDD password. When
	set, this password protects the internal hard
	disk from unauthorized access.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or not	Disabled or Enabled
	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.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

1.Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears:

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