Acer TravelMate 8473 Acer TravelMate 6495T, TG and 8743, T, TG Service Guide - Page 67

4. Select option 2 (upper case ASCII code) and press Enter. 5. Write down the generated master password. 6. Reboot the computer. 7. In the HDD password prompt, type the master password generated in step 5, then press Enter. Removing the BIOS Passwords 0 To clear a lost BIOS password (user or supervisor password), you need to short the clear password hardware gap (G2201) located on the mainboard. Refer to the "Clearing the BIOS Passwords" on page 5-5 section for detailed instructions. Figure 2-14. G2201 Hardware Gap System Utilities 2-15