Acer TravelMate 340 Laptop User Manual


 
1 Getting familiar with your computer
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Password.
Important! Do not forget your Setup and Hard Disk Password! If you
forget your password, please get in touch with your dealer or an authorized
service center.
Entering passwords
When a password is set, a password prompt appears on the left-hand corner of the
display screen.
When the Setup Password is set, the following prompt appears when you
press
F2
to enter the BIOS Utility at boot-up.
Type the Setup Password and press
Enter
to access the BIOS Utility.
When the Power-on Password is set, the following prompt appears at boot-up.
Type the Power-on Password (a
.
symbol appears for each character you type)
and press
Enter
to use the computer. If you enter the password incorrectly,
an
x
symbol appears. Try again and press
Enter
.
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
Enter
to use the computer. If you enter the password
incorrectly, an
x
symbol appears. Try again and press
Enter
.
Important! You have three chances to enter a password. If you successfully
entered the password, you are presented with a correct entry symbol.
If you fail to enter the password correctly after three tries, the following