Acer Altos 600 Acer Altos 600 User's Guide - Page 86

System security

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72 Chapter 4 BIOS Utility 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 when you select System Security from the main menu: Parameter Supervisor Password User Password Description Option Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS utility. The Preset setting allows you to set a Supervisor password None Present Secures your system against unauthorized use. Once you set this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. User password is available only when a supervisor password is set. The Preset settings allows you to set a user password None Present

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Chapter 4 BIOS Utility
72
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 when you select System Security from the main
menu:
Parameter
Description
Option
Supervisor
Password
Prevents unauthorized access to the
BIOS utility. The Preset setting allows
you to set a Supervisor password
None
Present
User Password
Secures your system against
unauthorized use.
Once you set this
password, you have to type it whenever
you boot the system. User password is
available only when a supervisor
password is set. The Preset settings
allows you to set a user password
None
Present