Acer Extensa 710 User Guide - Page 112

Setting a Password, Enter, Save Change & Exit

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Setup Utility Note: To set the User Password or the Password on boot, Password check during Resume and Diskette access parameters, you need to set the Supervisor Password first. Setting a Password Follow these steps: 1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight a Set Password parameter (Supervisor or User) and press the Enter key. The password box appears: 2. Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). Important: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press Enter. Retype the password to verify your first entry and press Enter. After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Enabled. 4. Press Esc to go to the Exit menu. 5. Press Save Change & Exit to save the password and exit the Setup Utility. To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password. Removing a Password Should you want to remove a password, do the following: 1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight a Set Password parameter (Supervisor or User) and press the Enter key. 92 User's Guide

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Setup Utility
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User’s Guide
Setting a Password
Follow these steps:
1.
Use the
and
keys to highlight a Set Password
parameter (Supervisor or User) and press the
Enter
key.
The password box appears:
2.
Type a password.
The password may consist of up to
seven characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
3.
Press
Enter
.
Retype the password to verify your first
entry and press
Enter
.
After setting the password, the computer automatically
sets the chosen password parameter to Enabled.
4.
Press
Esc
to go to the Exit menu.
5.
Press
Save Change & Exit
to save the password and
exit the Setup Utility.
To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a
password.
Removing a Password
Should you want to remove a password, do the following:
1.
Use the
and
keys to highlight a Set Password
parameter (Supervisor or User) and press the
Enter
key.
Note:
To set the User Password or the Password on boot,
Password check during Resume and Diskette access
parameters, you need to set the Supervisor Password first.
Important: Be very careful when typing your
password because the characters do not appear on
the screen.