System Security; Setup Password - Acer Altos 500 Series User Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for Altos 500 Series:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

2.10 System Security

The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized
access to the system and its data.
The following screen appears if you select System Security from the Main menu:
Setup Password .................. [None]
Power-on Password ............... [None]
Operation Mode ................ [Normal]
Disk Drive Control
Floppy Drive .................. [Normal]
Hard Disk Drive ............... [Normal]

2.10.1 Setup Password

The Setup Password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS utility.
To set or change a Password:
1.
Make sure that JP3 is set to 2-3 (bypass password). See Figure 1-2 for the
location of JP3.
System Security
You cannot enter the BIOS utility if a Setup
password does not exist and JP3 is set to 1-2
(password check enabled).
By default, JP3 is set to 2-3 (Bypass
password).
Chapter 2 - BIOS Utility 2-35

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents