Acer Veriton 5200, Service Manual

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Chapter 2 46
Bypassing the Password
If you forgot your password, you can bypass the password security feature thru hardware configuration.
RTC Battery
Follow these steps to bypass the password:
1. Turn off and unplug the system.
2. Open the system housing. Take off battery and short it.
3.
Place on RTC battery, reboot the system and enter setup menu, to load default setting.
Clear CMOS
Follow these steps to bypass the password:
1.
Reset CMOS, by adjusting JP7 to
1-2
2. Reboot the system.
3. Adjust the JP7 back to 2-3
NOTE:
Please refer to the following
JP3: Model Select
JP3 Model Select
1-2 Veriton
2-3 Extensa
JP7: Clear CMOS
JP7 CMOS Check
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-2 Normal