Security - Acer Aspire 4937 Series Service Manual

Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
Information Main
Supervisor Password Is:
User Password Is:
HDD Password Is:
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set Hdd Password
Power on password
F1 Help
ESC Exit
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
NOTE: 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.
Parameter
Supervisor Password Is
User Password Is
HDD Password Is
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set Hdd Password
Power on password
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.
Chapter 2
InsydeH20 Setup Utility
Advanced Security
Clear
Clear
Froze
[Disabled]
↑↓
Select Item F5/F6
←→
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 cannot change parameters.
Press Enter to set the Hdd password. When Hdd
password is set, this password protects the Hdd from
unauthorized access.
Defines whether a password is required or not while the
system powers on.
Power Boot
Change Values
Enter Select Submenu
Description
Rev 3.5
Exit
Item Specific Help
Install or Change the
password and the length
of password must be less
than eight words.
F9 Setup Default
F10 Save and Exit
Option
Clear or Set
Clear or Set
Clear, Set, or
Frozen
N/A
N/A
N/A
Disabled or
Enabled
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