Acer Aspire 5733 Acer Aspire 5333, 5733, 5733Z Notebook Service Guide - Page 159

Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 0 This section provides users with the standard operating procedures of clearing password and BIOS recovery for the Aspire AS5333/AS5733/AS5733Z. The machine provides one Hardware Open Gap on main board for clearing password check, and one Hotkey for enabling BIOS Recovery. Clearing Password 0 NOTE: NOTE: The following procedure is only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and User Password). Clearing BIOS Password 0 If a BIOS password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) is set, the BIOS will prompt for the password at system POST or upon entering the BIOS setup menu. Clear the password check with the following procedure: 1. Remove AC adapter. 2. Locate the RTC_RST point (A) (Figure 5-3). A A A Figure 5-3. CMOS Jumper Overview 3. Short two points of jumpers (A). (Figure 5-4) 5-5