Clearing Bios Passwords - Acer Aspire Z3801 Service Manual

Clearing BIOS Passwords

If a BIOS password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) is set, the BIOS will prompt
for the password at system POST or upon entering the BIOS setup menu. There are two
methods for clearing the BIOS password. A hardware method and a software method.
Hardware Method
1. Remove AC adapter.
2. Locate the RTC reset point and short it (A). (Figure 2-24)
Figure 2-24. CMOS Jumper Overview
Table 2-6. CMOS Jumper
3. Plug in AC adapter.
4. Restart the system and press F2 to enter BIOS Utility Setup menu.
5. If no password prompt is shown, BIOS password is cleared.
6. If password prompt is shown, repeat steps 1 through 5.
System Utilities
Item
G2 Clear CMOS Jumper (RTC reset point)
A
A
Description
0
0
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