Acer Altos R300, User Manual

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System Security
The System Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the
system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords.
The screen below appears when you select System Security from the
main menu:
Parameter Description Option
Administrator
Password Prevents unauthorized access to the
BIOS Setup utility. The Present setting
allows you to set an Administrator
password. None
Present
User Password Secures your system against
unauthorized use. User password is
available only when a Administrator
password is set. The Present settings
allows you to set a User password. None
Present
Password on
Boot Select Enabled to activate security
check during POST. Disabled
Enabled
Disk Drive
Controller The disk drive control feature enables
or disables the read/write functions of
the disk drives. This parameter can
also control the diskette drive boot
function to prevent loading
operating systems or other programs
from a certain drive while the other
drives remain operational.
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