Acer Altos 500 Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 92

1. Turn off and unplug the computer. 2. Open the computer housing and set JP3 to 1-2 (Check password) to check the password function. See chapter 2 for the location of JP3. 3. Close your computer's housing and reboot your system. The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility, you must key in your Setup password. To remove your Setup Password: 1. Disable the Setup Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the or arrow key to select None. 2. Press to return to the System Security menu and then press again to exit Setup. The Exit Setup screen appears: Exit Setup Settings have been changed. Do you want to save to CMOS settings? [Yes] [No] 3. Press Yes to save your settings and exit Setup Utility. Your previous password will be removed from CMOS. Remember to set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass password) because you won't be able to access Setup Utility if a password does not exist and JP3 is set to 1-2 (Check password). To set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass password): 1. Turn off and unplug the computer. 3-36 Altos 500 System Guide