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Acer ENTJ78, ENTJ77, ENTJ75, ENTJ76 manual Clearing a Bios password

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CHAPTER 2: System utilities

Clearing a BIOS password

To clear a lost BIOS password (user or supervisor password) you need to short the clear password hardware gap (G102) located on the system board.

Discrete modelUMA model

Gap

Default setting

Function

 

 

 

G102

Open (normal)

Short to clear the user and supervisor

 

 

passwords.

 

 

 

To clear a BIOS password:

1Turn off the notebook and unplug all the peripherals connected to it.

2Complete the steps in “Removing the battery” on page 48.

3Complete the steps in “Removing the bay cover” on page 49.

4Remove the memory module(s) and locate the G102 gap.

5Use an electrical conductivity tool to short the two contacts on the hardware gap together.

6While resting the tool on the two contacts, plug one end of the AC adapter into the DC power jack and plug one end to an electrical outlet.

7Press the power button to turn on the system.

8After the POST, remove the tool from the hardware gap.

9Reinstall the memory module(s), battery pack, and the bay cover.

10Turn on the notebook and press F2 during bootup to access the Setup utility.

11Press F9 to load the system defaults.

12Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the setup Utility.

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ENTJ78, ENTJ77, ENTJ76, ENTJ75 specifications

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