Acer 5251 Laptop User Manual


 
30 Chapter 2
Changing a Password
1. Use the and keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The
Set Supervisor Password box appears.
2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.
3. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password
field.
4. Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Set”.
5. If desired, you can enable the Power on Password parameter.
6. When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following.
The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter.
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the
Setup Warning.
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following
message.
Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password [ ][ ]
Enter New Password [ ]
Confirm New Password [ ][ ]
Setup Notice
Changes have been saved.
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Setup Warning
Invalid Password.
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Setup Warning
Passwords do not match.
Re-enter password.
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