Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 User Manual

42 Chapter 2: System utilities
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Caution: 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 to your
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Note: You must set a Supervisor password before you can set a User
password.
To set the Supervisor password:
1 Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press ENTER. The Set
Supervisor Password
box opens.
2 Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length cannot
exceed eight alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). The password is not case
sensitive.
3 Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.
Caution: Be very careful when typing your password because the
characters do not appear on the screen.
4 Press ENTER. After setting the password, the value of Supervisor Password changes
to Set.
Parameter Description Option
Supervisor Password Is Shows the setting of the Supervisor
password
Clear or Set
User Password Is Shows the setting of the User password. Clear or Set
HDD Password Is Shows the setting of the hard disk
password.
Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
user cannot enter the Setup Utility without
entering this password.
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When
a user password is set, this password
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized changes. The user can enter
the Setup Utility only and does not have
the right to change the value of any
parameters.
If Password on Boot is enabled, the user
must enter the user password each time the
notebook is turned on or wakes from Sleep.
Set HDD Password Press Enter to set the HDD password.
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or
not while the events defined in this group
happened. The sub-options all require the
Supervisor password for changes and
should be grayed out if the User password
was used to enter the Setup Utility.
Disabled or Enabled

Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 Specifications

General

Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	2 MB
Processor cores	2
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor socket	Socket 478
Processor codename	Penryn
Processing Die size	107 mm²
Processor frequency	2.1 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor operating modes	32-bit, 64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
Number of Processing Die Transistors	410 M
Motherboard chipset	Intel® GM45 Express
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	320 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Display diagonal	17 \
Display resolution	1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Contrast ratio (typical)	400:1
Type	PC
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11n
Graphics card family	AMD
Internal memory	3 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 3470
Maximum graphics card memory	1.024 GB
Discrete graphics card memory	0.512 GB
Video capturing speed	30 fps
Front camera resolution (numeric)	0.3 MP
Networking type	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking features	10/100/1000 MBit/s
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Optional operating system supplied	Windows XP Professional
Battery life (max)	2.5 h
Number of battery cells	6
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS
Pointing device	Touchpad
Processor ARK ID	42841

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	286 mm
Width	396 mm
Height	35.2 mm
Weight	3400 g