Power-On Password; Disk Drive Control - Acer Aspire 7100 System Service Manual

Power-on Password

The Power-on Password secures your system against unauthorized use. Once
you set this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. To
set this password, enter the BIOS utility, select System Security, then highlight
the Power-on Password parameter. Follow the same procedure as in setting
the Setup password.
IMPORTANT Make sure switch 5 of SW1 is set to Off to enable the Power-on
password.
Operation Mode
This function allows you to enable or disable the password prompt display.
When set to Normal, the password prompt appears before system boot. When
set to Keyboard Lock, the password prompt does not appear; however, your
system will not respond to any keyboard or mouse input until you enter the
correct password.
The default setting is Normal.

Disk Drive Control

The Disk Drive Control parameters allow you to protect the floppy drive and hard
disk data from being modified (possible under DOS mode only).
The following table lists the drive control settings and their corresponding
functions.
Setting
Normal
Write Protect All Sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector
Setting
Normal
Write Protect All Sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector
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Floppy Drive
Description
Floppy drive functions normally
Disables the write function on all sectors
Disables the write function only on the boot sector
Hard Disk Drive
Description
Hard disk drive functions normally
Disables the write function on all sectors
Disables the write function only on the boot sector
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