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Removing the bios password.
Name: tatersalad Date: July 13, 2005 at 12:03:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
I have an acer laptop which someone put a bios password on it...Does anyone know how to remove the password...I work for a non-profit organization and acer says that it will cost 100 dollars to fix it. Does anyone know a way of removing it?
Name: rayok123 Date: July 13, 2005 at 12:14:17 Pacific
Reply:
you need to locate a button type battery that is usualy accesible by opening one of the panels on the underside
This batery powers the bios
There may be a jumper nearby that is labelled "Clear cmos" set this jumper, boot up, put the jumper back and boot again - this should clear the bios, if not .....
Unplug the unit from the mains, take out the main battery and take out the lithium / button battery. Wait for a few minutes to let the power dissipate then plug the machine in and switch it on. This should have cleared the password AND EVERYTHING ELSE from the bios so you might have to re input some settings
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Response Number 2
Name: tatersalad Date: July 13, 2005 at 12:20:47 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks I'll give this a try
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Response Number 3
Name: zeb001 Date: July 13, 2005 at 12:49:34 Pacific
Reply:
I have a bootdisk that will remove most bios passwords you want it let me know
when you think that you know it all! you know nothing
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Response Number 4
Name: zeb001 Date: July 13, 2005 at 13:00:54 Pacific
Reply:
tatersald I got your message,check your mail for the bootdisk...
when you think that you know it all! you know nothing
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