Security - Acer TravelMate 4050 Service Manual

Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
Insyde Software SCU
Main Advanced
Enter new password. Password will NOT be displayed
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter
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.
Chapter 2
Security
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
_ Password on Boot
Press Enter to set the user password.
When set, this password protects the
BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized
access.
Press Enter to set the administrator
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.
Allows the user to specify whether or not
a password is required to boot.
May 20, 2003
Boot
------------Set Supervisor password---- - -----------
Enter old Supervisor password:
Enter new Supervisor Password:
Verify new Supervisor Password:
OK
Description
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Cancel
Option
Length -- No more than 8
characters
Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not
case sensitive)
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