Acer 6492 manual Changing a Password

2.Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.

3.Press Enter twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to Clear.

4.When you have changed the settings, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Changing a Password

1.Use the µ and ¶ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set Password box appears:

2.Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.

3.Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

4.Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password Is parameter to Set.

5.If desired, you can enable the Password on Boot parameter.

6.When you are done, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following.

The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter.

If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the Setup Warning.

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