Clearing password check and BIOS recovery
This section provides you with the standard operating procedures of clearing password and BIOS recovery for Travelmate 7730/7730G. The system board has one Hardware Open Gap for clearing the password check, and one Hotkey for enabling BIOS recovery.
Clearing the password check
Hardware Open Gap Description:
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Gap | Open (Normal) | Short (Clearing Password Check) |
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Locating the hardware gap on the system board
Gap name in Travelmate 7730/7730G is G71
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If users set the BIOS password (Supervisor password and/or User password) for a security reason, BIOS will ask the password during system POST or when the system enters the BIOS Setup Utility. To bypass the password check, users need to short the hardware gap to clear the password.
To clear the BIOS password:
1Disconnect the power adapter and remove the battery from the notebook.
2Turn off the notebook and remove hard disk drive. <Athena: both hard drives?> For more information, see “Replacing the primary hard drive” on page 64 and “Replacing the secondary hard drive” on page 73.
3Open the <Athena: which cover?> cover of the machine.
4Locate the hardware gap. <Athena: can you help me find it on the system board?
Richard: Need to shoot new pic once we know where the gap is.>
5Use the blade of a flat screwdriver to short the two points of the gap.
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