Acer Aspire 5951G, Service Manual, Page: 77 / 274

System Utilities
2-11
Removing a Password
0
Perform the following:
1. Use the

and

keys to highlight
Set Supervisor Password
and press Enter. The
Set Supervisor Password
dialog box is shown. (Figure 2-7)
Figure 2-7. Removing a Password: Set Supervisor Password
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 is shown. (Figure 2-8)
Figure 2-8. Changing a Password: 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. Changing a Password: Setup Notice
Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password [ ] Enter Current Password
Enter New Password [ ]
Confirm New Password [ ]
Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password [ ] Enter Current Password
Enter New Password [ ]
Confirm New Password [ ]
Setup Notice
Changes have been saved.
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