Acer Aspire 5733Z Acer Aspire 5333, 5733, 5733Z Notebook Service Guide - Page 68

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 0 ! CAUTION: If Power-on Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure. See BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk. Clearing HDD Passwords 0 This section provides details about removing an HDD password from the BIOS. If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated. (Figure 2-14). Harddisk Security Primary Master TOSHLBA MK3252GSX Lock Figure 2-14. Password Error Status Dialog To reset the HDD password, perform the followings: 1. Press Enter to continue. The Select Item dialog is shown. (Figure 2-15) Select Item Enter Unlock Password System continue Figure 2-15. Select Item Dialog 2. Use the  and keys to highlight Enter Unlock Password and press Enter. The Enter Unlock Password dialog is shown. (Figure 2-16) . Enter Unlock Password (Key:54591747)? Figure 2-16. Enter Unlock Password Dialog NOTE: NOTE: A key code is generated for use with unlocking utility. Make note of this code. 3. On a separate, compatible device, boot to DOS. 2-16 System Utilities