Acer Aspire V3-771G Acer Aspire V3-771G Notebook Service Guide - Page 74

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 0 This section provides details for removing HDD/BIOS passwords. Remove HDD Password Utilities 0 This section provides details for removing HDD passwords. Remove HDD Password as follows: NOTE: NOTE: If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated, you will see below menu (Figure 2-16). Figure 2-16. HDD Security To reset the HDD password, perform the followings: 1. Select Enter Unlock Password option. Figure 2-17. Select Item NOTE: NOTE: An Encode key is generated for unlocking utilities. Make note if this key. Figure 2-18. Unlock Password 2. Execute the UnlockHD.EXE file to create the unlock code in DOS Mode using the format with the code noted in the previous step. Example: UnlockHD 60452061 The command generates a password which can be used for unlocking the HDD. Password: 75530067 2-18 System Utilities