Field

Description

Value

 

 

 

SATA Mode

Select the SATA controller operating mode.

AHCI

 

When set to AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), the

IDE

 

SATA controller enables its AHCI and RAID features when the

 

 

computer boots up.

 

 

When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its AHCI and

 

 

RAID functions when the computer boots up.

 

 

NOTE: The Acer eMachine D525/D725 computer does not

 

 

support AHCI or RAID functions so set this parameter to IDE to

 

 

speed up the boot-up time.

 

 

 

 

Security

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

 

 

 

Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup

Utility

 

 

 

Information

Main

Security

 

 

 

Boot

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Specific Help

 

Supervisor Password is:

 

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User

Password

is:

 

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

HDD

Password

is:

 

Clear

 

Supervisor Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

controls

access of

the

 

Set

Supervisor

Password

 

[

Enter

]

 

whole setup utility.

 

 

Set

User

Password

 

[Enter]

 

It can be used to

boot

 

Set

HDD

Password

 

[Enter]

 

up when

Password

on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

boot is

enabled.

 

 

Password

on Boot:

 

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Help

Select

Item

-/+

Change

Values

F9

Setup

Defaults

E sc

Exit

Select

Menu

E nter

Select

Sub-Menu

F10

Save

and Exit

The following table describes the parameters in the Security menu screen.

Field

Description

Value

 

 

 

Supervisor Password is

Displays the supervisor password status.

Clear

 

 

 

Set

User Password is

Displays the user password status.

 

 

 

 

HDD Password is

Displays the HDD password status.

 

 

 

 

Set Supervisor

Press Enter to configure the supervisor password. When set, this password will

Password

allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility.

Set User Password

Press Enter to configure the user password. When set, this password will restrict a

 

user’s access to the Setup menus. Only the following menus will be accessible:

 

System Time and System Date

 

 

All Exit menu options excluding Load Setup Defaults

 

 

A supervisor password must first be set before creating this user password.

 

 

Set HDD Password

Press Enter to configure the HDD password. When set, this password will restrict a

 

user’s access to the hard disk drive. It will be required during boot-up or when

 

waking from hibernation mode.

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Referred to as power-on password. When set, the user or

Disabled

 

supervisor password will be required to boot up the system. A

Enabled

 

supervisor password must first be set before creating this

 

 

password.

 

 

 

 

 

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