System Security; Supervisor And User Passwords - Acer AcerNote 970 Service Manual

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3.6

System Security

The following screen is the system security screen.
Supervisor Password ------------ [ None ]
User Password ------------------ [ None ]
Disk Drive Control
Diskette Drive ------------- [
Hard Disk Drive ------------ [
Start Up Sequences --------- [
Flash New BIOS ----------------- [Disabled]
↑↓=Move Highlight Bar, →←=Change Setting, F1=Help, Esc=Exit
Press ↑ ↑ or ↓ ↓ to move from one parameter to another, and ← ← or → → to change parameter settings.
Most of the parameters are self-explanatory, but you can press F1 to get help on the selected
parameter. Press Esc to exit the screen and return to the main menu.
3.6.1

Supervisor and User Passwords

The supervisor and user passwords both prevent unauthorized access to the notebook. When
these passwords are present, the notebook prompts for the user or supervisor password during
system boot-up and resume from suspend. The supervisor password also gives full access to
Setup. The user password give limited access to Setup.
If a password is currently present, the system prompts you to
input the password before entering the System Security
screen.
System Security
Setup requires the supervisor password to be set prior to
setting the user password.
If you enter Setup using the user password, you cannot modify
the supervisor password and certain BIOS settings.
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