Acer TravelMate 6293 Service Manual page 38

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.
Format/Option
Clear
or Set
Clear
or Set
Disabled
or Enabled
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