Acer TravelMate 3300 Service Guide - Page 44

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Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit User Password is : Supervisor Password is : Set User Password Set Supervisor Password Primary HardDisk Security Password on Boot Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls accesses of the whole setup utility. It can be used to boot up when Password on boot is enabled. F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select 4 Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 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 HDD Master ID Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Description N/A N/A N/A N/A Press Enter to set the administrator password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. [Set]: System password is set [Clear]: System password is not set Option N/A N/A N/A N/A Length -- No more than 8 characters Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not case sensitive) 38 Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from
unauthorized use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in
boldface
are the default and
suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter
Description
Option
Supervisor Password Is
N/A
N/A
User Password Is
N/A
N/A
HDD Password Is
N/A
N/A
HDD Master ID
N/A
N/A
Set Supervisor Password
Press Enter to set the administrator
password. When set, this password
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized access.
[Set]: System password is set
[Clear]: System password is not set
Length -- No more than 8
characters
Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not
case sensitive)
Set User Password
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Information
Main
Boot
Item Specific Help
User Password is :
Clear
Supervisor Password is :
Clear
Set User Password
Set Supervisor Password
Password on Boot
[Disabled]
Supervisor Password
controls accesses of the
whole setup utility.
It can be used to
boot up when Password
on boot is enabled.
F1
Help
↑↓
Select Item
F5/F6
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
Select Menu
Enter
Select
4
Sub-Menu
F10
Save and Exit
[Enter]
[Enter]
Exit
Security
Primary HardDisk Security
[Disabled]