Acer ASPIRE 4253, Service Manual, Page: 66 / 226

2-10 System Utilities
2. Type current password in
Enter Current Password
field and press Enter .
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
0
1. Use the
↑
and
↓
keys to highlight
Set Supervisor Password
and press Enter . The
Set Supervisor Password
dialog box appears.
Figure 2-6. Set Supervisor Password
2. Type current password in
Enter Current Password
field and press Enter .
3. Type new password in
Enter New Password
field. Retype new password in
Confirm
New Password
field.
4. Press Enter . Computer sets
Supervisor Password
parameter to
Set
.
NOTE:
NOTE
:
Password on Boot
must be set to
Enabled
to activate the password feature.
5. Press F10 to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Utility .
If the verification is OK, the screen will show as follows.
Figure 2-7. Setup Notice
The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter .
If the password entered does not match the current password, the screen shows the
Setup
Warning
dialog. (Figure 2-8)