Acer TravelMate B113-M Acer Aspire V5-171 and TravelMate B113 Series Notebook - Page 63

HDD/BIOS Password This section provides details about unlocking HDD password and removing the BIOS passwords. Unlocking the HDD NOTE: If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, the HDD is locked and the Harddisk Security dialog box appears. Harddisk Security Primary Master TOSHIBA MK3252GSX Lock Figure 2:25. Password Error Status Perform the following to unlock the HDD: 1. On the Harddisk Security dialog (Figure 2:25), press Enter to continue. The Select Item dialog box appears. Select Item Enter Unlock Passowrd System continue Figure 2:26. Select Item 2. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight Enter Unlock Password and press Enter. The Enter Unlock Password dialog box appears. Enter Unlock Password (Key: 54986933) Figure 2:27. Enter Unlock Password 3. Take note of the generated key code. In Figure 2:27 example, the key code is 54986933. NOTE: A separate computer is required to generate the unlock password. 4. On the separate computer, boot to DOS. System Utilities 2-22