Acer 6000 - Manual (Page 73)

AcerPower 6000 User’s Guide 3-26
You cannot enter the BIOS utility if a Setup
password does not exist and switch 1 of SW1 is
set to
Off (password check enabled).
By default, switch 1 of SW1 is set to On (bypass
password).
2. Enter the BIOS utility and select System Security.
3. Highlight the Setup Password parameter and press or . The following
screen appears:
Setup Password
Enter your new Password twice. Password
may be up to 7 characters long.
Enter Password .................. [XXXXXXX]
Enter Password again ............ [XXXXXXX]
Set or Change Password
4. Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters. Then
press .
Be very careful when typing your password
because the characters do not appear on the
screen.
5. Retype the password then press .