Acer Aspire 5951G - Clearing BIOS Passwords

System Utilities 2-21
Clearing BIOS Passwords 0
If a BIOS password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) is set, the BIOS will prompt
for the password at system POST or upon entering the BIOS setup menu. There are two
methods for clearing the BIOS password. A hardware method and a software method.
Hardware Method 0
1. Remove AC adapter.
2. Locate CMOS jumper on mainboard (A). (Figure 2-24)
Figure 2-24. CMOS Jumper Overview
3. Short CMOS jumper point (RTCRST). (Figure 2-25)
Figure 2-25. CMOS Jumper Point
A