Acer 420 manual Clear or Set, Parameter Description Option

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
Supervisor Password is	Shows the setting of the Supervisor password	Clear or Set
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password. When
	set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
	Utility from unauthorized access.
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the administrator password.
	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
Primary Harddisk Security	This feature is available to user when	Disabled or Enabled
	Supervisor password is set. Password can be
	written on HDD only when Supervisor
	password or user password is set and
	password on HDD is set to enabled.
	Supervisor Password is written to HDD only
	when Supervisor password is being set. User
	password is written to HDD when both
	passwords are set. When both Supervisor and
	user password are present, both passwords
	can unlock the HDD.
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 administrator password:

1.Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Administrator Password parameter and press the e 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 u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

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