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Security – Acer Altos G900 User Manual

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4 BIOS setup

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Security

The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system
from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords.

Parameter

Description

Option

User Password is

Secures your system against
unauthorized use. Once you set this
password, you have to type it
whenever you boot the system. User
password is available only when a
Supervisor password is set.

Set

Clear

Supervisor
Password is

Prevents unauthorized access to the
BIOS setup

Set

Clear

Set User
Password

Press Enter to set a User password.

Set Supervisor
Password

Press Enter to set a Supervisor
password.

Password on
Boot

Enables or disables password entry
during bootup

Disabled

Enabled

Fixed Disk Boot
Sector

Write-protects the hard disk’s boot
sector to prevent virus infection

Normal

Write-protect

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