Acer Aspire 5515 Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 47

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS password method: Remove HDD Password: If you key in the wrong HDD password three time, HDD password error code displays on the screen. To reset the HDD password, perform the following steps: 1. From a DOS prompt, key in Unlock6.exe 00193 and press . The Unlock6 program runs. 2. Select option 2, Upper case ASCII Code, and press . 3. Make a note of one of the displayed passwords, for example B99TPK0, as shown. 4. Power off the system by holding down the power button for >4 seconds. 5. Reboot the system and key in the chosen password to unlock the HDD. 36 Chapter 2