Acer Aspire 4540 Acer Aspire 4540 Series Service Guide - Page 46

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS method: Remove HDD Password: If you key in the wrong HDD password three times, an error is generated along with an error code. Note down this code. To reset the HDD password, perform the following steps: 1. In DOS mode, use the code generated previously to execute the command Unlock6.exe 09652 00 and then select option 2 to get the password. Note down the password, e.g.: XXGL9XF 2. Shut down the computer by holding down the Power button for 4 seconds. 3. Power on the computer and input the HDD password from previous steps to unlock the HDD. 36 Chapter 2