Acer TravelMate 4050 manual Security, Parameter Description Option

Security

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

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Main	Advanced	Security	Boot		Exit
	Set Supervisor Password
	Set User Password
	_ Password on Boot		------------Set Supervisorpassword---------------
			Enter old Supervisor password:
			Enter new Supervisor Password:
			Verify new Supervisor Password:
			OK	Cancel
Enter new password. Password will NOT be displayed

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

Parameter	Description	Option
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password.	Length -- No more than 8
	When set, this password protects the	characters
	BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized	Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not
	access.	case sensitive)
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the administrator
	password. When set, this password
	protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
	unauthorized access.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required	Check
	or not while the events defined in this	Uncheck
	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.
	Allows the user to specify whether or not
	a password is required to boot.

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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