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Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Power-on

Secures your system

Password

against unauthorized use.

 

Once you set this

 

password, you have to type

 

it whenever you boot the

 

system.

None or Present. The Present settings allows you to set a Power-on password. For instructions on how to set a Setup password, refer to “Setting a Password” on page 66.

Operation Mode

Lets you enable or disable

Normal or Keyboard

 

the password prompt

Lock

 

display. When set to

 

 

Normal, the password

 

 

prompt appears before

 

 

system boot. When set to

 

 

Keyboard Lock, the

 

 

password prompt does not

 

 

appear; however, your

 

 

system will not respond to

 

 

any keyboard or mouse

 

 

input until you enter the

 

 

correct password.

 

 

 

 

Disk Drive

Allows you to protect your

 

Control

system’s floppy drive and

 

 

hard disk data from being

 

 

modified (possible under

 

 

DOS mode only).

 

 

 

 

Floppy Drive

Protects your floppy drive

Normal, Write

 

data from being modified.

Protect All Sectors,

 

 

Write Protect Boot

 

 

Sectors

 

 

 

Hard Disk Drive

Protects your hard disk

Normal, Write

 

data from being modified.

Protect All Sectors,

 

 

Write Protect Boot

 

 

Sectors

 

 

 

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Acer SE Keyboard Lock, Power-on Secures your system Password, Once you set this, Operation Mode Lets you enable or disable