Acer 505 series Laptop User Manual


 
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1. Use the
and
keys to highlight a password parameter (Setup, Power-on, or
Hard Disk) and press the
Enter
key. The password box appears:
2. Type a password. The password may consist of up to eight alphanumeric
characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
Important
: Be very careful when typing your password because the
characters do not appear on the screen.
3. Press
Enter
. The retype password box appears.
4. Retype the password to verify your first entry and press
Enter
.
After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the chosen
password parameter to Present.
5. Press
Esc
to return to the main menu.
6. Press
Esc
. The following dialog box appears.
7. Select
Yes
and press
Enter
to save the password and exit the BIOS Utility.
Changing a password
To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password.
Removing a password
To remove a password, use the
and
keys to highlight a password parameter and
press the “Enter” key as the first character.