Clearing Bios Passwords - Acer ASPIRE 4253 Service Manual

Clearing BIOS Passwords

CAUTION:
!
If Power-on Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be
cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure or flashing the BIOS. See
Crisis Disk
This section provides details about removing HDD/BIOS passwords.
Clear the BIOS Password as follows:
NOTE:
NOTE:
If the BIOC password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated.
(Figure 2-16)
Figure 2-16. Password Error Status
To reset the BIOS password, perform the following:
1. Press any key to exit the menu.
2. In DOS mode, execute ClearSuPw.exe.
Figure 2-17. Clear BIOS Password
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