Acer TravelMate 230 Service Manual page 56

Type the Supervisor Password and press
2. When the User Password is set and Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-
up when pressing
Type the User Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press
If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press
3. When the Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-up.
4. When the Hard Disk Password is set, the following prompt appears at boot-up.
Type the Hard Disk Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press
computer. If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press
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
Password on boot ) and press
2. Type Current Password, leave the " Enter New Password" blank and press
Password" blank and press
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.
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