Acer Altos G301 Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 87

Setup submenu: Security

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75 Setup submenu: Security Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Security Exit Supervisor Password : User Password : Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Not Installed Not Installed Install or Change the password. Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Save and Exit Exit V02.03 'Copy right 1985-2000, American Megatrends Inc. Parameter Change User/ Supervisor Password Clear User Password Description You can install a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility.If you highlight these items and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly. The password is required at boot time, or when the user enters the Setup utility. The characters allow for password are ['a''z', 'A'-'Z', '0'-'9']. Six characters are allowed for a password. Highlight this item and type in the current password. At the next dialog box press Enter to disable password protection.

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75
Setup submenu: Security
Parameter
Description
Change User/
Supervisor
Password
You can install a Supervisor password, and if you
install a supervisor password, you can then install a
user password. A user password does not provide
access to many of the features in the Setup utility.If
you highlight these items and press
Enter
, a dialog
box appears which lets you enter a password. You
can enter no more than six letters or numbers.
Press
Enter
after you have typed in the password.
A second dialog box asks you to retype the
password for confirmation. Press
Enter
after you
have retyped it correctly. The password is required
at boot time, or when the user enters the Setup
utility. The characters allow for password are [‘a’-
’z’, ‘A’-’Z’, ‘0’-’9’]. Six characters are allowed for a
password.
Clear User
Password
Highlight this item and type in the current
password. At the next dialog box press
Enter
to
disable password protection.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Power
Boot
Security
Exit
Supervisor Password
:
Not Installed
User Password
:
Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Install or Change the
password.
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter
Change
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
V02.03 'Copy
right 1985-2000, American Megatrends Inc.