Acer TravelMate 5760 Acer TravelMate 5760 Notebook Service Guide - Page 82

HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 0 ! CAUTION: If Power-on Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure. See BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk. Clearing HDD Passwords 0 This section provides details about removing an HDD password from the BIOS. If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated. (Figure 2-20). Harddisk Security Primary Master TOSHLBA MK3252GSX Lock Figure 2-20. Password Error Status To reset the HDD password, perform the following: 1. Press Enter to continue. The Select Item dialog is shown. (Figure 2-21) Select Item Enter Unlock Password System continue Figure 2-21. Select Item 2. Use the  and keys to highlight Enter Unlock Password and press Enter. The Enter Unlock Password dialog is shown. (Figure 2-22) Enter Unlock Password (Key:54591747)? 2-20 Figure 2-22. Enter Unlock Password System Utilities