Acer Aspire 5710, Service Manual

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Acer eLock Management
Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock your removable data, optical and floppy
drives to ensure that data cannot be stolen while your notebook is unattended.
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Removable data devices - includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives,
USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any other removable disk drives that can be
mounted as a file system when plugged into the system.
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Optical drive devices - includes any kind of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives.
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Floppy disk drives - 3.5-inch disks only.
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Interfaces - includes serial ports, parallel port, infrared (IR), and Bluetooth.
To activate Acer eLock Management, a password must be set first. Once set, you can apply locks to any of the
devices. Lock(s) will immediately be set without any reboot necessary, and will remain locked after rebooting,
until unlocked.
NOTE: If you lose your password, there is no method to reset it except by reformatting your notebook or
taking your notebook to an Acer Customer Service Center. Be sure to remember or write down your
password.