Clearing Password Check And Bios Recovery; Clearing Password Check - Acer Aspire V7-581 Service Manual

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery

This section provides users with the standard operating procedures of clearing password
and BIOS recovery for the Aspire V5-551 & V5-551G. The machine provides one
Hardware Open Gap on main board for clearing password check, and one hot key for
enabling BIOS Recovery.

Clearing Password Check

NOTE:
NOTE:
The following procedure is only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password
and User Password).
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If users set BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security
reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when systems enter to BIOS
Setup menu. However, once it is necessary to bypass the password check, users need to
clear the password by the following steps:
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 5-3. Enter Supervisor Password
Enter
3. Press and select Enter Unlock Password.
Figure 5-4. Enter Unlock Password
4. A window with a backdoor key appears.
Jumper and Connector Locations
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