Acer Aspire 7560 Aspire 7560, 7560G Service Guide - Page 81

Clearing BIOS Passwords 0 If a BIOS password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) is set, the BIOS will prompt for the password at system POST or upon entering the BIOS setup menu. There are two methods for clearing the BIOS password. A hardware method and a software method. Hardware Method 0 1. Remove AC adapter. 2. Locate the RTC reset point and short it (A). (Figure 2-29) A Figure 2-29. CMOS Jumper Table 2-5. CMOS Jumper Item Description Clear CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper (RTC reset point) 3. Plug in AC adapter. 4. Restart the system and press F2 to enter BIOS Utility Setup menu. 5. If no password prompt is shown, BIOS password is cleared. 6. If password prompt is shown, repeat steps 1 through 5. System Utilities 2-23