Acer Altos R500 - Manual (Page 89)

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Setting and changing the password
To set or change a Supervisor/User password:
1 Enable the Supervisor Password or User Password parameter in the
System Security menu by pressing the Up or Down arrow key to
select Present. The corresponding password window appears:
Supervisor Password window
User Password window
2 Type a password then press Enter. The password may consist of up
to seven alphanumeric characters.
Note: Be careful when typing your password because the actual
characters do not appear on the screen; password characters
appear as asterisks (*).
3 Retype the password to verify your first entry then press Enter.
4 Highlight the “Set or Change Password” option then press
Enter.
5 Press Esc to return to the System Security screen.
6 Press Esc to exit Setup. The Exit Setup screen appears.
7 Choose “Yes” to save your settings and exit Setup. Your password
will be saved to CMOS.
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