BIOS Security Features

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BIOS Security Features

Supervisor Password

:Not Installed

 

User Password

:Not Installed

 

Change Supervisor Password

[Press Enter]

Change User Password

 

[Press Enter]

Help Item

Install or Change the password.

 

:Move

Enter:Select

+/-/:Value

ESC:Exit

 

F1:General Help

 

F9:Optimized Defaults

F10:Save

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisor Password

Indicates the status of the supervisor password.

 

 

 

 

User Password

Indicates the status of the user password.

 

 

 

Change Supervisor

Supervisor password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup Utility.

Password

Press Enter to change the Supervisor password.

 

 

 

 

Change User Password

Press Enter to change the User password.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting a system password

1.Use the up/down arrow keys to select a password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change User Password) menu then press Enter.

A password box will appear.

2.Type a password then press Enter.

The password may consist up to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)

3.Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.

4.Press F10.

5.Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.

Changing the system password

1.Use the up/down arrow keys to select password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change User Password) menu then press Enter.

2.Type the original password then press Enter.

3.Type a new password then press Enter.

4.Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.

5.Press F10.

6.Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.

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Acer X3400, X5400 manual Bios Security Features, Setting a system password

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