Acer 740 Series manual Entering passwords

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•Other passwords include Windows and screensaver passwords.

Entering passwords

When a password is set, a password prompt appears in the left-hand corner of the display screen.

•When the Setup Password is set, the following prompt appears when you press F2 to enter the BIOS Utility at boot-up.

Type the Setup Password and press Enter to access the BIOS Utility.

•When the Power-on Password is set, the following prompt appears at boot-up.

Type the Power-on Password (a . symbol appears for each character you type) and press Enter to use the computer. If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press Enter.

•When the Hard Disk Password is set, the following prompt appears at boot-up.

Type the Hard Disk Password (a . symbol appears for each character you type) and press Enter to use the computer. If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press Enter.

Important! You have three chances to enter a password. If you successfully entered the password, you are presented with a correct entry symbol.

If you fail to enter the password correctly after three tries, the