Справочник Пользователя для Acer 2430

Chapter 2

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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.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The 
Set Supervisor Password box appears:

Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8 
alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New 
Password” field.

IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

User Password is

Shows the setting of the user 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 
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.

Set Supervisor 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.

Primary Harddisk Security

This feature is available to user when 
Supervisor password is set. Password can be 
written on HDD only when Supervisor 
password or user password is set and 
password on HDD is set to enabled. 
Supervisor Password is written to HDD only 
when Supervisor password is being set. User 
password is written to HDD when both 
passwords are set. When both Supervisor and 
user password are present, both passwords 
can unlock the HDD.

 or Enabled

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