Acer Aspire V5-431 Acer V5-471 Notebook Service Guide - Page 75

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 0 This section explains how to remove the HDD and BIOS passwords. Removing the HDD Password 0 NOTE: NOTE: If the incorrect HDD password is entered three times in succession, an error is generated. (Figure 2-11) Password Error Status HDD password error code Figure 2-11. Password Error Status To reset the HDD password: 1. Open the computer in a DOS environment. 2. Type the following command: A\> unlock6 XXXXX 00 Figure 2-12. Unlock Key Code 3. Press Enter to display the command options. Figure 2-13. Password Encoding System Utilities 2-15