Acer 500L manual To remove your Setup Password

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1.Turn off and unplug the computer.

2.Open the computer housing and set JP3 to 1-2 (check password) to check the password function. See Jumpers and Connectors in Chapter 1 for the location of JP3.

3.Close your computer’s housing and reboot your system.

The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility, you must key in your Setup password.

To remove your Setup Password:

1.Disable the Setup Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the or arrow key to select None.

2.Press to return to the System Security menu and then press

again to exit Setup. The Exit Setup screen appears:

Exit Setup

Settings have been changed.

Do you want to save to CMOS settings?

[Yes] [No]

3.Press Yes to save your settings and exit Setup Utility. Your previous password will be removed from CMOS.

Remember to set JP3 to 2-3 (bypass password) because you won’t be able to access Setup Utility if a password does not exist and JP3 is set to 1-2 (check password).

To set JP3 to 2-3 (bypass password):

1. Turn off and unplug the computer.

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Contents AcerAltos 500L Copyright Important Safety Instructions Page Page FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Getting Started Conventions Table of Contents Bios Utility Page Xii System Housing Standalone SystemFeatures Front PanelRear Panel Internal Structure Opening the Housing Panels Left Panel Installing Disk Drives Inch Floppy DriveInch Drives Hard Disk Drives Installing Expansion Cards System Housing Page System Board Major Components System Board Layout Jumpers and Connectors Jumper and Connector LocationsJumper Settings Connector FunctionsPower switch ESD Precautions Installing the Pentium II Processor Attaching the Processor Fan SinkSystem Board AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Installing a Pentium II Processor AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Removing a Pentium II Processor AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Memory Upgrade Memory ConfigurationsInstalling a Dimm Removing a Dimm Reconfiguring the System Software Error Messages Error MessagesSystem Error Messages Mmmmssssooo Wxxxx System Board Correcting Error Conditions Bios Utility Entering Setup Setup UtilityBios Utility System Information Processor Processor SpeedInternal Cache Size External CacheIDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel SlaveIDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel SlaveParallel Port Serial PortPS/2 Mouse Product Information Product NameSystem S/N Main Board IDDMI Bios Version System Bios VersionMain Board S/N Disk Drives Floppy DrivesIDE Drives LS-120 Drive Compatible AsIDE Primary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel SlaveIDE Secondary Channel Slave Enhanced IDE Features Hard Disk Block Mode Bios Utility Serial Ports 1 Onboard PeripheralsBase Address Operation Mode 3BCh 378hOnboard Device Settings EPPFloppy Disk Controller IDE ControllerPS/2 Mouse Controller USB Host ControllerSMBus Interrupt IRQ9 Power Management Mode Power ManagementIDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Power Switch 4 sec System Sleep TimerModem Ring Indicator System Wake-up EventBoot Options Boot SequenceSilent Boot Fast BootFirst Hard Disk Drive Num Lock After Boot Configuration TableBoot from LANDesk Service Agent Memory TestDate and Time DateTime To set or change a Password Setup PasswordSystem Security Set or Change Password To remove your Setup Password Power-on Password To bypass Setup PasswordPower-on Password Disk Drive ControlBios Utility Advanced Options Memory/Cache OptionsExternal Cache Internal Cache CPU CacheMemory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for PCI IRQ Setting Memory Parity ModePnP/PCI Options PCI IRQ Sharing VGA Palette SnoopReset Resource Assignments CPU FrequencyGraphics Aperture Size Plug and Play OSCPU Multiple Bus FrequencyProcessor Speed Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Exit Setup SCSI/VGA Combo Card Page LCD Module Event Log List