Acer 49.49C02.001 manual System Security

Parameter	Description	Options
Parallel Port	Enables or disables the parallel port.	Enabled or Disabled
	When enabled, you can set the base I/O address,	378h, 278h, or 3BCh
	interrupt request (IRQ) and operation mode of the	7 or 5
	parallel port.	ECP, EPP, Standard, or Bi-directional
	If operation mode is set to ECP, the direct memory
	access (DMA) channel of the parallel port is set to 1.

System Security

The System Security sub-menu allows you to safeguard your computer and data with passwords and other security measures.

System Security

Setup Password	[None] / [Present]
Power On Password	[None] / [Present]
Hard Disk Password	[None] / [Present]
Processor Serial Number	[Enabled] / [Disabled]

−↓ = Move highlight bar, →← = Change Setting, F1 = Help

NOTE: 1. In POST, BIOS must query the current HD password state and reflect it to the “Hard Disk Password” setting.

2.If the user wants to change the password when the HD password is already enabled, the old password must be checked first.

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

Parameter	Description	Options
Setup Password	When set, this password protects the computer	None or Present
	and this BIOS Utility from unauthorized entry.
	See the following section for instructions on how
	to set a password.
Power-on Password	When set, this password protects the computer	None or Present
	from unauthorized entry. See the following
	section for instructions on how to set a password.
Hard Disk Password	When set, this password protects the hard disk	None or Present
	from unauthorized access. See the following
	section for instructions on how to set a password.
Processor Serial Number	The Pentium III processor includes a unique	Enabled or Disabled
	serial number which allows individual CPUs to be
	identified. You can turn off this feature by setting
	this parameter to Disabled.

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