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20 Aspire 4732Z/4332 Service Guide
Security
The Security menu screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from
unauthorized use.
Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
Main
F1
Esc
Help
Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu
-/+
Enter
F9
F10
Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
Information Security Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password
controls access of the
whole setup utility.
It can be used to boot
up when Password on
boot is enabled.
Supervisor Password s:
User Password s:
:
Set User Password
Set Password
Password on Boot:
i
i
HDD Password is
HDD
Set Supervisor Password
Clear
Clear
Clear
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Disabled]
[]Enter
The following table describes the parameters in the Security menu screen.
Field Description Value
Supervisor Password is Displays the supervisor password status. Clear
Set
User Password is Displays the user password status.
HDD Password is Displays the HDD password status.
Set Supervisor
Password
Press Enter to configure the supervisor password. When set, this password will
allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility.
Set User Password Press Enter to configure the user password. When set, this password will restrict a
user’s access to the Setup menus. Only the following menus will be accessible:
• System Time and System Date
• All Exit menu options excluding Load Setup Defaults
A supervisor password must first be set before creating this user password.
Set HDD Password Press Enter to configure the HDD password. When set, this password will restrict a
user’s access to the hard disk drive. It will be required during boot-up or when
waking from hibernation mode.
Password on Boot Referred to as power-on password. When set, the user or
supervisor password will be required to boot up the system. A
supervisor password must first be set before creating this
password.
Disabled
Enabled
SATA Mode Select the SATA controller operating mode.
When set to AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), the
SATA controller enables its AHCI and RAID features when the
computer boots up.
When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its AHCI and
RAID functions when the computer boots up.
NOTE: The Acer eMachine D525/D725 computer does not
support AHCI or RAID functions so set this parameter to IDE to
speed up the boot-up time.
AHCI
IDE
Field Description Value