Acer 7230 manual Security, Parameter Description Option, Clear or Set, Disabled or

Security

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

	PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Information	Main Advanced	Security	Boot	Power		Exit
Supervisor Password Is		Clear				Item Specific Help
						Supervisor Password
User Password Is		Clear				controls acces to the
SATA Port 0 Disk Status		Clear				setup utility.
Set Supervisor Password		[Enter]
Set User Password		[Enter]
Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password		[Enter]
Password on boot		[Disabled]
F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item	F5/F6 Change Values			F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit	←→ Select Menu	Enter SelectXSub-Menu			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
SATA Port 0 Disk Status	Shows the setting of the hard disk password.	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When	N/A
	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	N/A
	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 SATA Port 0 HDD	Enter HDD Password.	N/A
Password
Password on boot	Defines whether a password is required or not while	Disabled or
	the events defined in this group happened. The	Enabled
	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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