Acer 270 - Manual (Page 48)

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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.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the administrator password:
1. Use the
w
and
y
keys to highlight the Set Administrator Password parameter and press the
e
key. The
Set Administrator Password box appears:
2. Type a password in the Enter new password field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric
characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the Confirm new password field.
IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.
3. Press e .
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.
5. When you are done, press
u
to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1. Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set User Password parameter and press the e key. The Set
Password box appears:
Parameter Description Option
User Password is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or Set
Administrator Password is Shows the setting of the administrator
password Clear or Set
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
Utility from unauthorized access.
Set Administrator Password Press Enter to set the administrator password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
Password require to Defines whether a password is required or not
while the events defined in this group
happened. The following sub-options are all
requires the Admininstrator password for
changes and should be grayed out if the user
password was used to enter setup.m (When
enabled, the user password protects the
computer from unauthorized access during
boot up.) Disabled or Enabled
Boot Allows the user to specify whether or not a
password is required to boot. Disabled or Enabled
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