Bios Security Features - Acer ASPIRE X5400 Service Manual

BIOS Security Features

Parameter
Supervisor Password
User Password
Change Supervisor
Password
Change User Password
Setting a system password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change
User Password) menu then press Enter.
A password box will appear.
2. Type a password then press Enter.
The password may consist up to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)
3. Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.
4. Press F10.
5. Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.
Changing the system password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change
User Password) menu then press Enter.
2. Type the original password then press Enter.
3. Type a new password then press Enter.
4. Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.
5. Press F10.
6. Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.
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Supervisor Password :Not Installed
User Password :Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
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F1:General Help
Description
Indicates the status of the supervisor password.
Indicates the status of the user password.
Supervisor password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup Utility.
Press Enter to change the Supervisor password.
Press Enter to change the User password.
BIOS Security Features
Install or Change the
password.
[Press Enter]
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F9:Optimized Defaults
Help Item
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ESC Exit
F10:Save
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