Security - Acer TravelMate C210 Series Service Manual

Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
Information
User Password is
Supervisor Password is
Set User Password
Set Supervisor Password
Password on boot:
F1 Help
Esc Exit
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
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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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced
Clear
Clear
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Enabled]
↑ ↓ Select Item
← →
Select Menu
Shows the setting of the uer password.
Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Press Enter to set the user password. When
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
Utility from unauthorized access.
Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
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.
Security
F5/F6 Change Values
Enter Select Sub -Menu
Description
Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password
controls accesses of the
whole setup utility.
It can be used to
boot up when Password
on boot is enabled.
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Option
Clear
or Set
Clear
or Set
Disabled
or Enabled
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