Acer TravelMate 6592 Series, Service Manual, Page: 61 / 148

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The maximum cycles to retry password is limited to 3.
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User cannot change/remove password during resuming from S4.
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Finger print: support 10 fingers - Upack/Authentec modules.
Setting a Password
Perform the following steps to set the supervisor, user, or HDD password.
NOTE: The following example uses the Supervisor Password screens. The User and HDD Password screens
are identical.
1. Use the µ and ¶ 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 careful when typing the password as the characters do not appear on the screen.
3. Press Enter . After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password Is parameter to Set .
4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on Boot parameter.
5. When you are done, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1. Use the µ and ¶ 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 Enter 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, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
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