Acer Aspire Timeline 4810TZ, Service Manual

Page: 41 / 148

Chapter 2 33
NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1. Use the up/down keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The
Set Supervisor Password box appears:
2. Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8
alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New
Password” field.
IMPORTANT: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.
3. Press Enter.
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.
5. When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1. Use the up/down keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The
Set Password box appears:
2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.
3. Press e twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The
computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Clear”.
4. When you have changed the settings, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.