Acer C300 Series User Manual

Chapter 2

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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.

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.

User Password is

Shows the setting of the uer password.

or Set

Supervisor Password is

Shows the setting of the Supervisor password

 or Set

Set User Password

Press Enter to set the user password. When 
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup 
Utility from unauthorized access.

Set Supervisor Password

Press Enter to set the supervisor password. 
When set, this password protects the BIOS 
Setup Utility from unauthorized access. 

Password on Boot

Defines whether a password is required or not 
while the events defined in this group 
happened. 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.

 or Enabled

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 

   

Information

 

            Main              Advanced           

 Security 

            Boot              Exit

 

 

 

 

Item Specific Help

 

User Password is 

Clear 

Supervisor Password is   

Clear 

 

 

Set User Password 

[Enter] 

Set Supervisor Password 

[Enter] 

 

 

 

 

Password on boot:  

[Enabled]

 

 

 

 

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   

Sub -Menu           

F10

 Save and Exit