Acer 4060 - Manual (Page 44)

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
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.
NOTE: The User Password can chagne the following items in BIOS: System Date, System Time and Power
on Display on Main menu, System Devices menu and Set User Password function on Security menu.
Meanwhile, the Supervisor Password can change ALL settings in BIOS.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1. Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The
Set Supervisor Password box appears:
Parameter Description Option
User Password Is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or Set
Supervisor Password Is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password.
Please note that Supervisor Password controls
access to the entire Setup. The Supervisor
Password can be used to boot up when
Password on boot is set to enabled. Clear or Set
HDD Password Is Shows the setting of the HDD password. Clear or Set
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When
user 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 Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
When 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 HDD Password Press Enter to set the HDD password.
Primary Harddisk Security This feature is available to user when
Supervisor password is set. Password can be
written on HDD only when Supervisor
password or user password is set and
password on HDD is set to enabled.
Supervisor Password is written to HDD only
when Supervisor password is being set. User
password is written to HDD when both
passwords are set. When both Supervisor and
user password are present, both passwords
can unlock the HDD. Disabled or Enabled
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or not
while the events defined in this 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. Disabled or Enabled