Acer 8331, 8371 manual Setting a Password

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter	Description	Option
Supervisor Password	Shows the setting of the Supervisor	Clear or Set
is	password.
User Password is	Shows the setting of the user password.	Clear or Set
HDD Password is	Shows the setting of HDD password.	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor	Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
Password	When set, this password protects the BIOS
	Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
	user can not enter the Setup menu and
	change he value of parameters.
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user password.
	When user password is set, this password
	protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
	unauthorized access.
	The user can enter Setup menu only and
	does not have right to change the value of
	parameters.
Set Hdd Passwor	Press Enter to set the Hdd password.
	When Hdd password is set, this
	password protects the Hdd . Other
	user can’t steal information.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a password is required or	Disabled or Enabled
	not 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 supervisor password:

1.Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor 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”.

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