Acer Aspire E1-521 Acer Aspire E1-521 Notebook Service Guide - Page 65

HDD/BIOS Password This section provides details about unlocking HDD password and removing the BIOS passwords. Unlocking the HDD NOTE: 1. With the target machine on which the HDD is locked with a password, during system boot, the following dialog appears to request the user to key in the HDD password. Figure 2:34. HDD Locked 2. If the HDD password is keyed in incorrectly for three times, the following dialog appears to prompt the user to either (1) enter the HDD Unlock Password or (2) continue to boot from other devices. Figure 2:35. Select Item 3. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight Enter Unlock Password and press Enter. The Enter Unlock Password dialog box appears. Figure 2:36. Enter Unlock Password 4. Take note of the generated Unlock Key. In Figure 2:33 example, the Unlock Key is 76943488. NOTE: A separate computer is required to generate the unlock password. System Utilities 2-24