Acer 7730A manual Setting a Password To set the Supervisor password, Parameter Description Option

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Parameter	Description	Option
Supervisor Password Is	Shows the setting of the Supervisor	Clear or Set
	password
User Password Is	Shows the setting of the User password.	Clear or Set
HDD Password Is	Shows the setting of the hard disk	Clear or Set
	password.
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
	user cannot enter the Setup Utility without
	entering this password.
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password. When
	a user password is set, this password
	protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
	unauthorized changes. The user can enter
	the Setup Utility only and does not have
	the right to change the value of any
	parameters.
	If Password on Boot is enabled, the user
	must enter the user password each time the
	notebook is turned on or wakes from Sleep.
Set HDD Password	Press Enter to set the HDD password.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or	Disabled or Enabled
	not while the events defined in this group
	happened. The sub-options all require the
	Supervisor password for changes and
	should be grayed out if the User password
	was used to enter the Setup Utility.

Caution: 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 to your dealer to reset it.

Setting a Password

Note: You must set a Supervisor password before you can set a User password.

To set the Supervisor password:

1Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press ENTER. The Set Supervisor Password box opens.

2Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length cannot exceed eight alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). The password is not case sensitive.

3Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

Caution: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

4Press ENTER. After setting the password, the value of Supervisor Password changes to Set.

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