Acer Aspire 8930G Service Manual page 46

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.
Parameter
User Password is
Supervisor Password
is
Set User Password
Set Supervisor
Password
HardDisk Security
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 user password.
Shows the setting of the Supervisor
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.
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.
Enables or disables primary hard disk
security function.
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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