Acer AS5333 manual Changing a Password, Set Supervisor Password

3.Press Enter twice without typing anything in Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. Computer will set Supervisor Password parameter to Clear.

4.Press F10 to save changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Changing a Password

1.Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password dialog box appears (Figure 2-8).

Figure 2-8. Set Supervisor Password

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

3.Type new password in Enter New Password field and press Enter.

4.Retype new password in Confirm New Password field and press Enter.

5.If new password and confirm new password strings match, The Setup Notice dialog is shown (Figure 2-9). If it is not shown, go to step 6.

Figure 2-9. Setup Notice

a.Press Enter to return to the BIOS Setup Utility Security menu.

b.The Supervisor Password parameter is shown as Set.

c.Press F10 to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Utility.

6.If current password and new password strings do not match, the Setup Warning dialog is shown (Figure 2-10). If it is not shown, go to step 7.

Setup Warning

Passwords do not match.

Re-enter password.

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Figure 2-10. Changing a Password: Invalid Password

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