eMachines G630, G430 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		Security		Boot	Exit
	Supervisor Password Is:					Clear			Item	Specific Help
	User Password Is:					Clear			Supervisor Password
	SATA Port 0 Disk Status:					Clear
	SATA Port 1 Disk Status:					Clear			controls access to the
	Set Supervisor Password					[Enter]			setup utility. It can
									be used to boot up when
	Set User Password					[Enter]			Pawword on boot is
	Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password					[Enter]			enabled.
	Set SATA Port 1 HDD Password					[Enter]
	Password on Boot:					[Disabled]
	F1	Help	Select		Item	F5/F6	Change	Values	F9	Setup	Defaults
	Es c	Exit	Select		Menu	Enter	Select	Sub-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 SATA Port 0 Disk.							Clear or Set
SATA Port 1 Disk Status				Shows the setting of the SATA Port 1 Disk.							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 Port 0 HDD				Enter HDD Password.							N/A
Password
Set SATA Port 1 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
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