Acer 7715Z, 7315 manual Security, Supervisor Password Is, Clear, Disabled

Security

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

			InsydeH20 Setup Utility					Rev. 3.5
Information	Main	Advanced	Security		Power	Boot	Exit
Supervisor Password Is:				Clear				Item Specific Help
User Password Is:				Clear				Install or Change the
HDD Password Is:				Clear
								password and the length
Set Supervisor Password								of password must be less
Set User Password								than eight words.
Set SATA Port0 HDD Password
Password on Boot				[Disabled]

F1 Help	Select	Item	F5/F6	Change	Values	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
HDD Password Is	Shows the setting of the hard disk password.	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set,	N/A
	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 Port0 HDD	Enter HDD Password.	N/A
Password
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or not while the	Disabled or
	events defined in this group happened. The following	Enabled
	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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