Acer Aspire E1-471 Acer Aspire E1-431 and E1-471 Notebook Service Guide - Page 78

Clearing BIOS Passwords 0 ! CAUTION: If Password-on-Boot authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure or flashing the BIOS. See Crisis Disk Recovery. This section provides details about removing Insyde HDD/BIOS passwords. Clear the BIOS Password as follows: NOTE: NOTE: If the BIOS password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated. (Figure 2-16) Figure 2-16. Password Error Status To reset the BIOS password, perform the following: 1. Press any key to exit the menu. 2. In DOS mode, execute ClearPwd.exe. 76776356 Figure 2-17. Clear BIOS Password 3. When message Clear the SU Pws completely is displayed, the BIOS password has been cleaned up. 2-18 System Utilities