Security - Acer Aspire 5740 Service Manual

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Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
NOTE: Please refer to "Remove HDD/BIOS Password" section if you need to know how to remove HDD/BIOS
Password.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter
Supervisor Password Is
User Password Is
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Password on Boot
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.
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Description
Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Shows the setting of the user 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.
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.
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.
Option
Clear
or Set
Clear
or Set
Disabled
or Enabled
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