Acer TravelMate 6592G TravelMate 6592G Service Guide - Page 61

Symbol Character / Slash Symbol Name \ Back-slash q The maximum cycles to retry password is limited to 3. q User cannot change/remove password during resuming from S4. q Finger print: support 10 fingers - Upack/Authentec modules. Setting a Password Perform the following steps to set the supervisor, user, or HDD password. NOTE: The following example uses the Supervisor Password screens. The User and HDD Password screens are identical. 1. Use the µ and ¶ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears: 2. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field. IMPORTANT:Be careful when typing the password as the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password Is parameter to Set. 4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on Boot parameter. 5. When you are done, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Removing a Password Follow these steps: 1. Use the µ and ¶ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set Password box appears: 2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. Press Enter twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to Clear. 4. When you have changed the settings, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Chapter 2 51