Acer 4253G manual Bios Security Parameter Description Option

Security

The Security tab shows parameters that safeguard and protect the computer from unauthorized use.

Supervisor Password Is:	Clear
User Password Is:	Clear
HDD Password Is:	Clear
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set HDD Password
Power on Password	<Disabled>

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Item Specific Help

Install or Change the password and the length of password must be greater than one word.

Figure 2-3. BIOS Security

Table 2-3 describes the parameters shown in Figure 2-3.

Table 2-3. BIOS Security

Parameter	Description	Option
Supervisor Password Is	Supervisor password setting	Clear or Set
User Password Is	User password setting	Clear or Set
HDD Password Is	HDD password setting	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Option to set supervisor password	N/A
Set User Password	Option to set user password	N/A
Set HDD Password	Option to set HDD password	N/A
Password on Boot	Shows if password is required during system boot	Disabled or
		Enabled

! CAUTION:

If Power-on-Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure. Refer to Crisis Disk Recovery.

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