Acer Aspire 7520 Service Manual

Also see for Aspire 7220 Series: User guide User guide Service guide

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Chapter 2 45The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggestedparameter settings.NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forgetyour password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to yourdealer to reset it.Setting a PasswordFollow these steps as you set the supervisor, user, or hard disk password:1. Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. TheSet Supervisor Password box appears:2. Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceed 8 alphanumericcharacters (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 thescreen.3. Press e. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Set”.4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.5. When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.Parameter Description OptionSupervisor Password is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or SetUser Password is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or SetHDD Password Shows the setting of the hard disk password. Clear or SetSet Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password.When set, this password protects the BIOSSetup Utility from unauthorized access. Theuser can not either enter the Setup menu norchange the value of parameters.Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. Whenuser password is set, this password protectsthe BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorizedaccess. The user can enter Setup menu onlyand does not have right to change the value ofparameters.Set HDD Password Press Enter to set the hard disk password.When set, this password protects the BIOSSetup Utility from unauthorized access. Theuser can not either enter the Setup menu norchange the value of parameters.Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or notwhile the events defined in this grouphappened. The following sub-options are allrequires the Supervisor password for changesand should be grayed out if the user passwordwas used to enter setup.Disabled or Enabled