Remove Hdd/Bios Password Utilities; Removing Hdd Password - Acer Aspire 4743Z Service Manual

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities

This section provides details about removing HDD/BIOS passwords.

Removing HDD Password

NOTE:
NOTE:
If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated.
(Figure 2-13)
Figure 2-13. Password Error Status
To reset the HDD password, perform the following:
1. Open the computer in a DOS environment.
2. Enter the unlock6 XXXXX 0 (where XXXXX is the HDD password error code) command.
Figure 2-14. Unlock Key Code
3. Press Enter to display the command options.
Figure 2-15. Password Encoding
4. Select option 2 Upper case ASCII code, then press Enter.
5. Write down the generated master password.
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Password Error Status
HDD password error code
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