2 Customizing my computer50English1Restart the system.2The instruction "Press to Enter BIOS" is shown at the bottomof the screen, during POST.3Press + at the same time to enter the recovery process.4The message "The system has password protection. Please enter000000:" is displayed.5Enter six 0s and continue.6"Acer Self-Configuration Preload" window appears.7Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating systemversions) and press "Enter" to select.Setup password and exitPress "F3" to setup password or press "F5" to exit the system recoveryprocess when "Acer Self-Configuration Preload" window appears.If "F3" is pressed, the next screen shows "Please enter new password:"enter one to eight alphanumeric characters. You will be asked toreenter your password for confirmation before continuing.The screen will display "Password has been created. Press any key toreboot...", hit any key to reboot your system.If "F5" is pressed, the recovery process will be terminated and thesystem will reboot and start normally.Important: This feature occupies 2 GB in a hidden partition on your hard drive.
