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7.
Plug in AC, keeping the HW Gap shorted, and press Power Button to power on the system till BIOS POST
finish. Then remove the tool from the HW Gap.
8.
Restart system. Press F2 key to enter BIOS Setup menu.
If there is no Password request, the BIOS Password has been successfully cleared. Otherwise, please follow
the steps and try again.
NOTE:
The steps are only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and User Password).
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk
BIOS Recovery Boot Block:
BIOS Recovery Boot Block is a special block of BIOS. It is used to boot up the system with minimum BIOS
initialization. Users can enable this feature to restore the BIOS firmware to a successful one once the previous
BIOS flashing process failed.
BIOS Recovery Hotkey:
The system provides a function hotkey:
Fn+Esc
, for enable BIOS Recovery process when system is powered
on during BIOS POST. To use this function, it is strongly recommended to have the AC adapter and Battery
present. If this function is enabled, the system will force the BIOS to enter a special BIOS block, called Boot
Block.
Steps for BIOS Recovery by USB flash crisis disk:
Before doing this, prepare the Crisis USB key. The Crisis USB key could be made by executing the Crisis Disk
program in another system with Windows XP OS.
Follow the steps below:
1.
Plug in the USB disk.
2.
Launch the
wincris.exe
program to create a USB Crisis Disk. Click
Start
to initiate the process.
3.
Select the
Quick Format
option to format the disk and click
Start
. Follow the instructions on the screen to
create the disk.
4.
Copy the
KAYF0X64.fd
BIOS file into USB flash disk root directory.
NOTE:
Do not place any other *.fd file in the USB flash disk root directory.
To use the Crisis USB key, do the following:
1.
Plug USB storage into USB port.
2.
Press
Fn + ESC
button then plug in AC power.
The Power button flashes orange once.
3.
Press
Power
button to initiate system CRISIS mode.
When CRISIS is complete, the system auto restarts with a workable BIOS.
4.
Update the latest version BIOS for this machine by regular BIOS flashing process.
Summary of Contents for Aspire 8940 Series
Page 6: ...VI ...
Page 58: ...48 Chapter 2 ...
Page 74: ...64 Chapter 3 4 Remove the TV Tuner as shown ...
Page 76: ...66 Chapter 3 4 Detach the WLAN Module from the WLAN socket ...
Page 93: ...Chapter 3 83 5 Lift the board clear of the Upper Cover ...
Page 96: ...86 Chapter 3 5 Lift the Media Board clear of the Upper Cover ...
Page 102: ...92 Chapter 3 8 Lift the board clear of the Upper Cover ...
Page 105: ...Chapter 3 95 5 Remove the Bluetooth Board from the Lower Cover ...
Page 114: ...104 Chapter 3 4 Using both hands lift the Subwoofer clear of the Lower Cover ...
Page 151: ...Chapter 3 141 3 Press down around the perimeter of the bezel to secure it in place ...
Page 169: ...Chapter 3 159 4 Connect the Bluetooth cable to the Mainboard ...
Page 180: ...170 Chapter 3 4 Connect the Volume Control FFC to the Media Board and close the locking latch ...
Page 198: ...188 Chapter 3 2 Tighten the seven captive screws in the Lower Door ...
Page 200: ...190 Chapter 3 ...
Page 233: ...Chapter 6 223 ...
Page 274: ...264 Appendix B ...
Page 276: ...266 Appendix C ...
Page 280: ...270 ...