Acer Aspire 8951G, Service Manual, Page: 73 / 260

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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