Acer TravelMate P453-M Acer TravelMate P453, P453-M, P453-MG Notebook Service - Page 77

Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 0 This section provides details for removing HDD/BIOS passwords. Remove HDD Password Utilities 0 This section provides details for removing HDD passwords. Remove HDD Password as follows: NOTE: NOTE: If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated, you will see below menu (Figure 2-22). Figure 2-22. HDD Security To reset the HDD password, perform the followings: 1. Select Enter Unlock Password option. Figure 2-23. Select Item NOTE: NOTE: An Encode key is generated for unlocking utilities. Make note if this key. Figure 2-24. Unlock Password 2. Execute the UnlockHD.EXE file to create the unlock code in DOS Mode using the format with the code noted in the previous step. Example: UnlockHD 60452061 The command generates a password which can be used for unlocking the HDD. Password: 75530067 System Utilities 2-21