Acer Aspire E1-531 Acer Aspire E1-531 and E1-571 Notebook Service Guide - Page 48

Setting a Password Perform the following to set the supervisor password: 1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password dialog box appears. Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password [ ] Confirm New Password [ ] Figure 2:4. Set Supervisor Password 2. Type the password in the Enter New Password field. NOTE: Passwords are not case sensitive and the length must not exceed 12 characters. The following characters may be used in a password. A - Z 0 - 9 Alphabets A through Z (Not Case Sensitive) Numerical Characters Dash Equal Sign Left Bracket Right Bracket Period Comma Semi-colon Slash Back-slash IMPORTANT: Use care when typing a password. Characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Press Enter. The Setup Notice dialog box appears. Setup Notice Changes have been saved. [Continue] Figure 2:5. Setup Notice 5. Press Enter to complete the password setting. After setting the supervisor password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password Is parameter to Set. 6. Press F10 to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Utility. 2-7 System Utilities