Chapter 3
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10.
Select “Yes” to save the changes and reboot the system.
11.
After rebooting, turn off the system then open the housing.
If you have set a Supervisor password, the next time you want to enter
the BIOS utility, you must key-in your Supervisor password.
If you have set a User password, you must enter that password every
time you boot your system.
Changing or Removing the Password
Should you want to change one of your passwords, do the following:
1.
Enter the BIOS utility and select “System Security”
.
2.
Highlight the “Supervisor Password” parameter (for Supervisor
password) or the “User Password” parameter (for User
password if the Supervisor password is set). The Password
menu appears.
3.
From the Password menu, highlight the “Set or Change
Password” option.
4.
Enter a new password.
5.
Press Esc to return to the System Security screen.
6.
Press Esc to return to the main menu.
7.
Press Esc to exit the BIOS utility. A dialog box appears asking
if you want to save the CMOS data.
8.
Select “Yes” to save the changes.
To remove the password, simply select the “Supervisor Password”
parameter (for Supervisor password) or the “User Password”
parameter (for User password if the Supervisor password is set) from
the System Security menu and set it to “None”.
Bypassing the Password
If you forget your password, you can bypass the password security
feature by hardware. Follow these steps to bypass the password:
1.
Turn off and unplug the system.
Summary of Contents for AcerPower 8600
Page 1: ...AcerPower 8600 User s Guide ...
Page 8: ...Notices viii ...
Page 11: ...xi Installing a AGP Card 101 Removing a AGP Card 102 Index 103 ...
Page 12: ...Table of Contents xii ...
Page 13: ...Getting Started Chapter 1 ...
Page 37: ...System Board Information Chapter 2 ...
Page 40: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 28 Power Management USB support Hardware Monitoring ...
Page 45: ...33 JP4 Power LED JP5 Housing Intrusion conn JP6 Reset key JP7 Power switch Connector Function ...
Page 51: ...BIOS Information Chapter 3 ...
Page 92: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 80 ...
Page 93: ...Upgrading the System Chapter 4 ...
Page 106: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 94 3 Gently pull the CPU straight up from its socket ...
