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Removing BIOS Passw ords:

If you key in the wrong Supervisor Password three times, System Disabled displays on the screen as below.

To reset the BIOS password, run BIOS_PW.EXE on a second machine as follows:

1. At a command prompt, type bios_pw 14452 0.

2. Select one string from the list.

Contents

Main Page Page Copyright Disclaimer Conventions Preface Table of Contents System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Machine Disassembly and Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Table of Contents Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Jumper and Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Page Page System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Page Page 4Chapter 1 System Block Diagram Bluetooth Mini Card K/B COON. SB Acer Notebook tour Front View Page Hot Keys Closed Front View Rear View Left View Right View Bottom View Page Touchpad Basics Using the Keyboard Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad Windows Keys Special Key Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) Hardware Specifications and Configurations Page Page Chapter 1 19 Item Hard Disk Specification 830 Item Hard Disk Specific ation Page Page Page System Utilities Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Utility Navigating the BIOS Utility Information Main Security Page Page Boot Exit BIOS Flash Utility Using the Flash16 Utility to Update the BIOS Page Page Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities Page Page Miscellaneous Utilities Using Boot Sequence Selector Using DMITools Example 1: Read DMI Information from Memory Example 2: Write Product Name to EEPROM Using the LAN MAC Utility Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 Disassembly Requirements General Information Pre-disassembly Instructions Disassembly Process External Module Disassembly Process External Modules Disassembly Flowchart Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Main Unit Disassembly Process Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart Removing the Switch Cover Page Page Page Page Page Removing the Upper Cover Page Page Removing the TouchPad Bracket Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Removing the Thermal Module Page LCD Module Disassembly Process LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Common Problems Power On Issue Computer Shuts Down Intermittently No Display Issue No POST or Video Abnormal Video Display Random Loss of BIOS Settings Page Page Page Internal Speaker Failure Sound Problems Page Internal Microphone Failure Microphone Problems HDD Not Operating Correctly Page External Mouse Failure Other Failures Intermittent Problems Undetermined Problems POST Code Reference Tables Chipset POST Codes Page Page Page Page Chapter 5 111 Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5 Top View 112 Chapter 5 Bottom View Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery Clearing Password Check Hardware Open Gap Description Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk BIOS Recovery Boot Block: BIOS Recovery Hotkey: Steps for BIOS Recovery from USB Storage: FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 Extensa 5635/5635Z/5235 Exploded Diagrams Main Assembly LCD Assembly Extensa 5635/5635Z/5235 FRU List Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Screw List Page Appendix A 128 Model Definition and Configuration Appendix A Extensa 5635/5635Z/5235 Series 129 Appendix A Appendix A 130 131 Appendix A Appendix A 132 133 Appendix A Appendix A 134 135 Appendix A Appendix A 136 137 Appendix A Appendix A 138 139 Appendix A Appendix A 140 141 Appendix A Appendix A 142 143 Appendix A Appendix A 144 145 Appendix A Appendix A 146 147 Appendix A Appendix A 148 Model 149 Appendix A Model Appendix A 150 Model 151 Appendix A Model Appendix A 152 Model 153 Appendix A Model Appendix A 154 Model 155 Appendix A Model Appendix A 156 Model 157 Appendix A Model Appendix A 158 Model 159 Appendix A Model Appendix A 160 Model 161 Appendix A Model Appendix A 162 Model 163 Appendix A Model Appendix A 164 165 Appendix A Appendix A 166 167 Appendix A Appendix A 168 169 Appendix A Appendix A 170 171 Appendix A Appendix A 172 173 Appendix A Appendix A 174 175 Appendix A Appendix A 176 177 Appendix A Page Test Compatible Components Appendix B Windows XP Environment Test Appendix B 181 Vendor Type Description HDD Keyboard LAN 182 Appendix B Vendor Type Description LCD Memory Northbridge Chipset Page Page Online Support Information Appendix C Page Index B C F D M N O P R V W