Acer 6293 manual Clear or Set

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

Parameter	Description	Format/Option
User Password is	Shows the setting of the user	Clear or Set
	password.
Supervisor Password is	Shows the setting of the Supervisor	Clear or Set
	password
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 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.
HardDisk Security	Enables or disables primary hard disk
	security function.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is	Disabled or Enabled
	required or not while the events
	defined in this group happened. The
	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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