Acer 5242, 5542G, 5738DZG, 5738G manual Setting a Password, Clear or Set

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter	Description	Option
Supervisor Password Is	Shows the setting of the Supervisor password	Clear or Set
User Password Is	Shows the setting of the user password.	Clear or Set
HDD Password Is	Shows the setting of the hard disk password.	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
	user can not either enter the Setup menu nor
	change the value of parameters.
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password. When
	user password is set, this password protects
	the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized
	access. The user can enter Setup menu only
	and does not have right to change the value of
	parameters.
Set HDD Password	Enter HDD Password.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or not	Disabled or Enabled
	while the events defined in this group
	happened. The following sub-options are all
	requires the Supervisor password for changes
	and should be grayed out if the user password
	was used to enter setup.

NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

1.Use the up/down keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears:

2.Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New Password” field.

IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

3.Press Enter.

After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.

4.If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.

5.When you are done, press the F10 key to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

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