Acer Aspire V7-582 - Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery; Clearing Password Check

Jumper and Connector Locations 5-5
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 0
This section provides users with the standard operating procedures of clearing password
and BIOS recovery for the Aspire V7-582 & V5-573. The machine provides one Hardware
Open Gap on main board for clearing password check, and one hot key for enabling
BIOS Recovery.
Clearing Password Check 0
NOTE:
NOTE:
The following procedure is only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password
and User Password).
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check 0
If users set BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security
reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when systems enter to BIOS
Setup menu. However, once it is necessary to bypass the password check, users need to
clear the password by the following steps:
1. Press
F2 during boot to enter BIOS Menu.
2. When the user keys in the wrong password three times, the system shows the Error
Status dialog.
Figure 5-3. Enter Supervisor Password
3. Press
Enter and select Enter Unlock Password.
Figure 5-4. Enter Unlock Password
4. A window with a backdoor key appears.