Acer TravelMate 230 TravelMate 230/280 Service Guide - Page 56

Type the Supervisor Password and press e to access the BIOS Utility. 2. When the User Password is set and Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot- up when pressing m. Enter Password Type the User Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press e to use the computer. If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press e. 3. When the Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-up. Enter Password 4. When the Hard Disk Password is set, the following prompt appears at boot-up. Enter Password Type the Hard Disk Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press e to use the computer. If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press e. You have three chances to enter a password. If you successfully entered the password, the system starts Windows. Removing a Password If you fail to enter the password correctly after three tries, the system hangs. To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password. 1. Use the cursor w/y keys to highlight a Password parameter (Supervisor Password, User Password, Password on boot ) and press e. The following prompt appears: Enter Current Password [ ] Enter New Password [ ] Confirm New Password [ ] 2. Type Current Password, leave the " Enter New Password" blank and press e. Leave " Confirm New Password" blank and press e, then the password is removed. Removing a HDD Password If you fail to enter a HDD password correctly after three tries, the system will be disabled. To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password. 48 TravelMate 230/ 280