Acer ASPIRE 4252 Service Manual

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34 Chapter 2SecurityThe Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorizeduse.The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggestedparameter settings.NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forgetthe password. If you forget the password, you may have to reset the computer.Parameter Description OptionSupervisor Password Is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or SetUser Password Is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or SetHDD Password Is Shows the setting of the user password Clear or SetSet Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password. Whenset, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utilityfrom unauthorized access. The user can not eitherenter the Setup menu nor change the value ofparameters.N/ASet User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When userpassword is set, this password protects the BIOSSetup Utility from unauthorized access. The user canenter Setup menu only and does not have right tochange the value of parameters.N/ASet HDD Password Press Enter to set the HDD password. When set thisprotects the HDD from unauthorized access.N/APassword on boot Defines whether a password is required or not whilethe events defined in this group happened. The sub-options all require the Supervisor password forchanges and should be grayed out if the userpassword was used to enter setup.Disabled orEnabledI t e m S p e c i f i c H e l pI n s t a l l o r C h a n g e t h ep a s s w o r d a n d t h e l e n g t ho f p a s s w o r d m u s t b eg r e a t e r t h a n o n e w o r d .F 1E S CH e l pE x i tS e l e c t I t e mS e l e c t M e n uC h a n g e Va l u e sS e l e c t S u b M e n uE n t e rF 9F 1 0S e t u p D e f a u l tS a v e a n d E x i tC l e a rC l e a rC l e a r[ E n t e r ][ E n t e r ][ E n t e r ][ D i s a b l e d ]C l e a rC l e a rC l e a r[ E n t e r ][ E n t e r ][ E n t e r ][ D i s a b l e d ]S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d I s :U s e r P a s s w o r d I s :H D D P a s s w o r d I s :S e t S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r dS e t U s e r P a s s w o r dS e t H D D P a s s w o r dP a s s w o r d o n b o o t :S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d I s :U s e r P a s s w o r d I s :H D D P a s s w o r d I s :S e t S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r dS e t U s e r P a s s w o r dS e t H D D P a s s w o r dP a s s w o r d o n b o o t :F 5 / F 6Information Main Boot ExitSecurityP h o e n i x S e c u r e C o r e ( t m ) S e t u p U t i l i t y