Acer 4730G manual Security, Parameter Description Option, Clear or Set, Enabled or

Security

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

	InsydeH20 Setup Utility			Rev. 3.5
Information	Main Advanced	Security	Power Boot	Exit
Supervisor Password Is:		Clear		Item Specific Help
				Install or Change the
User Password Is:		Clear		password and the length
HDD Password Is:		Clear		of password must be less
Set Supervisor Password				than eight words.
Set User Password
Set Hdd Password
Power on password		[Enabled]
F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item	F5/F6 Change Values		F9 Setup Default
ESC Exit	←→ Select Menu	Enter SelectXSubMenu		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 Is	Shows the setting of the hard disk password.	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When
	set, 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
	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.
Power on password	Defines whether a password is required or not while	Enabled or
	the events defined in this group happened. The	Disabled
	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.

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