Acer Aspire 8951G Acer Aspire 8951G Notebook Service Guide - Page 71

Table 2-3. BIOS Security (Continued) Parameter Description Password on Boot ! CAUTION: If Power-on Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure. Refer to BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk. Option Disabled or Enabled Shows if password is required during system boot NOTE: NOTE: When prompted to enter password, three attempts are allowed before system halts. Resetting BIOS password may require computer be returned to dealer. Password on Boot must be set to Enabled to activate password feature. Passwords are not case sensitive. A password must be alphanumeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), not longer than 12 characters. Setting a Password 0 Perform the following to set a new user or supervisor password: 1. Use the  and keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password dialog box is shown. (Figure 2-4) NOTE: NOTE: To change an existing password, refer to Changing a Password. Set Supervisor Password Enter New Password [ ] Confirm New Password [ ] Figure 2-4. Setting a Password: Set Supervisor Password 2. Type a new password in the Enter New Password field and press Enter. NOTE: NOTE: The following characters may be used in a password: A-Z Alphabets A through Z (Not Case Sensitive) 0-9 Numerical Characters. - Dash = Equal Sign [ Left Bracket ] Right Bracket . Period System Utilities 2-9