Acer 6293 Laptop User Manual


 
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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.
Parameter Description Format/Option
User Password is Shows the setting of the user
password.
Clear or Set
Supervisor Password is Shows the setting of the Supervisor
password
Clear 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.
HardDisk Security Enables or disables primary hard disk
security function.
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.
Disabled or Enabled