Setting Boot Device Priority; Setting Passwords And Security Options - Acer Altos G900 User Manual

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Note: If you run the SSU from a read-only media (CD-ROM, for
example), these preferences are lost when you exit from the SSU.

Setting boot device priority

To change the boot priority of a device:
1 From the SSU Main window, choose Boot Devices.
2 In the Multiboot Options Add-in window, select a device.
3 Click the Move Up button to move it up in the list. Click the Move
Down button to move it down

Setting passwords and security options

You can set a user password and an admin password. On some
systems, you must set an admin password before you can set a user
password. On other systems, the passwords are independent. You can
set the same passwords and security options by using BIOS setup (refer
to page 113).
Lets you set the desired expertise level:
novice, intermediate, or expert.
The expertise level determines which tasks are
visible in the Available Tasks section and
which actions each task performs. For a new
mode setting to take effect, you must exit the
SSU and restart it.
Lets you change the text in the SSU interface
to the appropriate language. For a new
language setting to take effect, you must exit
from the SSU, then restart it.
Lets you show or hide the status bar at the
bottom of the SSU Main window. The change
takes effect immediately.
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