Security - Acer Aspire 5241 Series Service Manual

Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
Information
Supervisor Password Is: Supervisor Password Is:
User Password Is: User Password Is:
HDD0 Password Is: HDD0 Password Is:
Set Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password Set User Password
Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password
Password on Boot: Password on Boot:
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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
HDD0 Password
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set SATA Port0 HDD
Password
Password on Boot
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.
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Main Security
Help Select Item
Exit Select Menu
Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Shows the setting of the user password.
Shows the setting of the hard disk 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.
Enter HDD Password.
Defines whether a password is required or not while the
events defined in this group happened. 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.
InsydeH20 Setup Utility
Boot Exit
Clear Clear
Clear Clear
Clear Clear
[Enter] [Enter]
[Enter] [Enter]
[Enter] [Enter]
[Disabled] [Disabled]
Change Values
F5/F6
Enter Select Sub-Menu
Description
Rev 3.5
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password
controls access to the
setup utility. It can
be used to boot up when
Pawword on boot is
enabled.
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Option
Clear or Set
Clear or Set
Clear or Set
N/A
N/A
N/A
Disabled or
Enabled
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