eMachines E732 eMachines eME732 Series Service Guide - Page 42

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 Supervisor Password Is User Password Is HDD Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set IDE0 Hdd Password Power on password Description Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Shows the setting of the user password. Shows the setting of 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 set this protects the HDD from unauthorized access. Defines whether a password is required or not while the events defined in this group happened. The suboptions all require the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user password was used to enter setup. Option Clear or Set Clear or Set Frozen, Clear or Set Disabled or Enabled NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don't forget the password. If you forget the password, you may have to reset the computer. 32 Chapter 2