Security – Acer 5241 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

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

HDD0 Password

Shows the setting of the hard disk password.

Clear or Set

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.

N/A

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.

N/A

Set SATA Port0 HDD

Password

Enter HDD Password.

N/A

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

InsydeH20 Setup Utility

Rev

3.5

Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password

controls access to the

setup utility. It can

be used to boot up when

Pawword on boot is

enabled.

Esc

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

Change Values

Select

Sub-Menu

Enter

F10

Setup Defaults

Save and Exit

Clear

Supervisor Password Is:

Clear

User Password Is:

[Enter]

Set Supervisor Password

[Enter]

Set User Password

F5/F6

Main

Boot

Exit

Security

Information

HDD0 Password Is:

Clear

[Enter]

Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password

[Disabled]

Password on Boot: