Security

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

 

 

 

 

 

InsydeH20 Setup Utility

Rev. 3.5

 

Information

Main

 

Security

Boot Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisor Password Is:

Clear

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Password Is:

 

Clear

Install or Change the

 

 

IDE0 HDD Password Is:

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

password and the length

 

 

Set Supervisor Password

 

of password must be

 

 

Set User Password

 

greater than one word.

 

 

Set IDE0 Hdd Password

 

 

 

 

Power on password

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Help

Select

Item

F5/F6

Change

Va lues

F9

Setup

Default

ESC Exit

Select

Menu

Enter

Select

SubMenu

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

 

 

 

IDE0 HDD Password Is

Shows the setting of the HDD 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 IDE0 Hdd Password

Enter to set the 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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Acer 533 manual Security, Parameter Description Option, Clear or Set, Disabled