Security – Acer TRAVELMATE TravelMate 4050 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Security

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

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.

Parameter

Description

Option

Set User Password

Press Enter to set the user password.

When set, this password protects the

BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized

access.

Length -- No more than 8

characters

Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not

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

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.

Allows the user to specify whether or not

a password is required to boot.

Check

Uncheck

Insyde Software SCU

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Main

Advanced

Security

Boot

Exit

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

_ Password on Boot

------------Set Supervisor

password----------------

Enter old Supervisor password: . . . . . . . . . .

Enter new Supervisor Password: . . . . . . . . .

Verify new Supervisor Password: . . . . . . . . .

Cancel

Enter new password. Password will NOT be displayed

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