Acer AS5534-1121 Aspire 5534 Service Guide - Page 48

Removing BIOS Passwords: If you key in the wrong Supervisor Password three times, System Disabled displays on the screen. See the image below. To reset the BIOS password, run clnpwd.exe as follows: 1. From a DOS prompt, Execute clnpwd.exe 2. Press 1 or 2 to clean the desired password shown on the screen. The on-screen message determines whether the function is successful or not. 38 Chapter 2