Acer Aspire 5349 Aspire 5349, 5749, 5749Z Service Guide - Page 76

Removing BIOS Passwords 0 (Hardware method) To clear User or Supervisor passwords, remove lower cover and use a metal instrument to short the CMOS jumper. 1 2 Figure 2-19. CMOS Jumper Table 2-6. CMOS Jumper Item 1 Clear CMOS Jumper 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Description (Software method) If wrong supervisor password is entered three times, the message System will halt! is displayed on screen. 2-20 Figure 2-20. Supervisor Password Error System Utilities