Acer 280 Laptop User Manual


 
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Type the Supervisor Password and press 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
.
Type the User Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press
to use the computer.
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
to use the
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
/ keys to highlight a Password parameter (Supervisor Password, User Password,
Password on boot) and press
. The following prompt appears:
2. Type Current Password, leave the “ Enter New Password” blank and press
. Leave “ Confirm New
Password” blank and press
, then the password is removed.
Enter Password
Enter Password
Enter Password
Enter Current Password [ ]
Enter New Password [ ]
Confirm New Password [ ]