Acer Altos 600 Acer Altos 600 User's Guide - Page 89

Removing a password, User Password, Setting and changing the password

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75 Removing a password To remove your supervisor password: 1. Disable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the up or down arrow key to select None. 2. Press the Esc key to return to the System Security menu and then press the Esc key again to exit Setup. The Exit Setup screen appears: 3. Choose Yes to save your settings and exit Setup. Your previous password will be removed from CMOS. User Password Setting and changing the password To set or change a user password: 1. Enable the User Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the Up or Down arrow key to select Present. The User Password window appears: 2. Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters. 3. Press the Enter key. Retype the password to verify your first entry then press Enter. 4. Highlight the "Set or Change Password" option and press the Enter key. 5. Press the Esc key to return to the System Security screen.

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75
Removing a password
To remove your supervisor password:
1.
Disable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by
pressing the
up or down arrow key to select None.
2.
Press the Esc key to return to the System Security menu and then press the
Esc key again to exit Setup.
The Exit Setup screen appears:
3.
Choose Yes to save your settings and exit Setup.
Your previous password will
be removed from CMOS.
User Password
Setting and changing the password
To set or change a user password:
1.
Enable the User Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing
the Up or Down arrow key to select Present.
The User Password window
appears:
2.
Type a password.
The password may consist of up to seven characters.
3.
Press the Enter key.
Retype the password to verify your first entry then press
Enter.
4.
Highlight the “Set or Change Password” option and press the Enter key.
5.
Press the Esc key to return to the System Security screen.