Acer Aspire 4743, Service Manual

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2-16 System Utilities
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
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This section provides details about removing HDD/BIOS passwords.
Removing HDD Password
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NOTE: NOTE :
If the HDD password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated.
(Figure 2-13)
Figure 2-13. Password Error Status
To reset the HDD password, perform the following:
1. Open the computer in a DOS environment.
2. Enter the unlock6 XXXXX 0 (where XXXXX is the HDD password error code) command.
Figure 2-14. Unlock Key Code
3. Press Enter to display the command options.
Figure 2-15. Password Encoding
4. Select option 2 Upper case ASCII code, then press Enter .
5. Write down the generated master password.
Password Error Status
HDD password error code