Acer 270 manual Setting a Password, Clear or Set

Chapter 2

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

Parameter	Description	Option
User Password is	Shows the setting of the user password.	Clear or Set
Administrator Password is	Shows the setting of the administrator	Clear or Set
	password
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password. When
	set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
	Utility from unauthorized access.
Set Administrator Password	Press Enter to set the administrator password.
	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
Password require to	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 Admininstrator password for
	changes and should be grayed out if the user
	password was used to enter setup.m (When
	enabled, the user password protects the
	computer from unauthorized access during
	boot up.)
Boot	Allows the user to specify whether or not a	Disabled or Enabled
	password is required to boot.

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 administrator password:
1.	Use the and keys to highlight the Set Administrator Password parameter and press the	key. The
	Set Administrator 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	.			e
	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			to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Passwordwy
Follow these steps:
1.	Use the	and keys to highlight the Set User Password parameter and press the			key. The Set
	Passwordewbox appears:y		u	e	43