Acer 6000 - Manual (Page 76)

Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-29
Make sure switch 1 of SW1 is set to Off to enable
the Power-on password.
Operation Mode
This function lets you enable or disable the password prompt display. When set to
Normal
, the password prompt appears before system boot. When set to
Keyboard
Lock , the password prompt does not appear; however, your system will not
respond to any keyboard or mouse input until you enter the correct password.
The default setting is Normal.
3.9.3 Disk Drive Control
The Disk Drive Control parameters allow you to protect the floppy drive and hard
disk data from being modified (possible under DOS mode only).
Table 3-2 lists the drive control settings and their corresponding functions.
Table 3-2 Drive Control Settings
Floppy Drive
Setting Description
Normal Floppy drive functions normally
Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector
Hard Disk Drive
Setting Description
Normal Hard disk drive functions normally
Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector