Acer 5210 Security, All the passwords will obey the following rules, Symbol Character Symbol Name

Security

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Info.	Main	Advanced		Security	Boot	Exit
Supervisor Password Is:			Clear		Item Specific Help
User Password Is:			Clear
HDD Password Is:			Clear
					Supervisor Password
Set Supervisor Password			[Enter]		controls accesses of the
					setup utility. It can be used
Set User Passord			[Enter]
					to boot up when Password on
Set HDD Password			[Enter]
					boot is enabled.
Password on Boot:			[Disabled]
F1 Help	↑ ↓ Select Item		F5/F6 Change Values			F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit	← → Select Menu		Enter	Select 4Sub-Menu		F10 Save and Exit

The system supports three levels of password protection. The password support consists of a Supervisor Password, User Password, and Hard Disk Password. All the passwords are stored in a non-volatile storage device (EEPROM).

•Password Policy:

All the passwords will obey the following rules:

•All the passwords can be set or cleared in BIOS Setup Security screen.

•The password entry consists of eight alphanumeric characters. At least one character must be assigned.

•The valid keys are listed in the table below:

Symbol Character	Symbol Name
A-Z	letters A to Z (not case sensitive)
0-9	numerical characters
-	dash
=	equal sign
[	left bracket

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