Acer AOD270 Acer Aspire One D270 Service Guide - Page 149

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 0 This section provides users with the standard operating procedures of clearing password check and BIOS recovery for the Aspire One D270. The machine provides one software utility for clearing password check, and one hot key for enabling BIOS Recovery. Clearing Password Check 0 NOTE: NOTE: The following procedure is only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and User Password). Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check 0 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 use the executable UnlockPw.exe to clear the password by the following steps: 1. Boot to DOS and excute unlockPw.exe. 2. When message Clear the SU Pws completely is displayed, the BIOS password has been removed. 3. Restart the system. Press F2 to enter BIOS Setup menu. 4. If there is no Password request, BIOS Password is cleared up. 5. If a password is requested, repeat Steps 1 through 3. Jumper and Connector Locations 5-5