Clearing Bios Passwords; Removing Insyde Bios Passwords - Acer Aspire V7-581 Service Manual

Clearing BIOS Passwords

Removing Insyde BIOS Passwords

The BIOS password can only be removed by software utility.
If wrong supervisor password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated
(Figure 2-17).
Figure 2-17. Password Error Status
If user is unable to obtain correct password then it must be removed. There are two
methods to do this.
To reset the BIOS password, perform the following:
F2
1. Press during boot to enter BIOS Menu.
2. When the user keys in the wrong password three times, the system shows the Error
Status dialog.
Figure 2-18. Enter Supervisor Password
Enter
3. Press
Figure 2-19. Enter Unlock Password
System Utilities
and select Enter Unlock Password.
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