Acer Veriton 5200D Veriton 5200D Service Guide - Page 55

Bypassing the Password If you forgot your password, you can bypass the password security feature thru hardware configuration. RTC Battery Follow these steps to bypass the password: 1. Turn off and unplug the system. 2. Open the system housing. Take off battery and short it. 3. Place on RTC battery, reboot the system and enter setup menu, to load default setting. Clear CMOS Follow these steps to bypass the password: 1. Reset CMOS, by adjusting JP7 to 1-2 2. Reboot the system. 3. Adjust the JP7 back to 2-3 NOTE: Please refer to the following JP3: Model Select JP3 1-2 2-3 Model Select Veriton Extensa JP7: Clear CMOS JP7 1-2 2-2 CMOS Check Clear CMOS Normal Chapter 2 46