Acer X3950, X5950 manual Bios Security Features, Setting a system password

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BIOS Security Features

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright © 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc.

BIOS Security Features

BIOS Security Features

Supervisor Password

:Not Installed

User Password

:Not Installed

Help Item

Install or Change the password.

Change Supervisor Password

[Press Enter]

 

:Move

Enter:Select

+/-/:Value

F10:Save

ESC:Exit

 

 

F1:General Help

F9:Optimized Defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting a system password

1.Use the up/down arrow keys to select a password parameter (Change Supervisor 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) 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 X3950, X5950 manual Bios Security Features, Setting a system password