Clearing Bios Passwords - Acer Aspire 5349 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
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 2-17)
Figure 2-17. Password Error Status
To reset the BIOS password, perform the following:
1. Press any key to exit the menu.
2. In DOS mode, execute ClearSubPw.exe.
Figure 2-18. Clear BIOS Password
System Utilities
Crisis Disk Recovery.
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