Acer TravelMate 6492 Series Service Manual page 63

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter
Supervisor Password Is
User Password Is
HDD Password Is
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set HDD Password
Password on Boot
Current TPM State
Change TPM State
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.
Password Conventions
All the passwords must obey the following rules:
All the passwords can be set/cleared in BIOS Setup Security screen.
q
The password entry consists up to 8 alphanumeric characters. At least 1 character must be assigned in
q
this field.
The valid keys are listed in the table below:
Symbol Character
A — Z
0 — 9
-
Chapter 2
Description
Shows the setting for the Supervisor
password
Shows the setting for the user password
Shows the setting for the HDD password
Press Enter to set the supervisor
password. When set, this password
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized access. The user can not
either enter the Setup menu nor change
the value of parameters
Press Enter to set the user password.
When user password is set, this
password protects the BIOS Setup Utility
from unauthorized access. The user can
enter Setup menu only and does not
have right to change the value of
parameters
Press Enter to set the HDD password.
When HDD password is set, this
password protects the Primary HDD
Defines whether a password is required
or not while the events defined in this
group happen. 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
Symbol Name
Alphabet A through Z (Not Case
Sensitive)
Numeric Characters
Dash
Option
Clear or Set
Clear or Set
Clear or Set
Disabled or Enabled
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