| BIOS " Built In Operating System" The firmware which identifies and initiates component hardware (such as hard disk, floppy and optical disk drives). |
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10-10-2006, 09:50 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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Rep Power: 0  | acer aspire bios reset
i cleared bios password and now can not enter in bios because it is asking password. the laptop model is acer aspire 1356LMI . how can i enter in bios now and reset. my laptop is blocked because of this. | 
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10-10-2006, 04:40 PM
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#2 | | Distinguished Member
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Originally Posted by milan prasad i cleared bios password and now can not enter in bios because it is asking password. the laptop model is acer aspire 1356LMI . how can i enter in bios now and reset. my laptop is blocked because of this. | To enter the Acer BIOS, press the <F2> key during POST (Power On Self Test).
Clearing your BIOS password should leave you with no password.
Have you tried just pressing <ENTER> when you are asked to enter the password?
The Acer eSettings Management Guide shows you how to do this within Microsoft Windows, without rebooting.
Which method did you use to clear your BIOS password? | |
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10-17-2006, 04:24 AM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Rep Power: 0 |  Same thing happened to me
i have an acer aspire 3000 and i tried to disable the password, in bios i typed the old password then i left the field for the new password blank and pressed enter and the same thing for the confirm new password field and now i cannot get into bios or boot my laptop | |
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10-17-2006, 02:52 PM
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#4 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Rep Power: 0 | ACER ASPIRE 1612lmi
Hi!
I've the same problem. 
I've tried to reset the bios password with some KILL-CMOS programs :rolleyes:
But unfortunately the password is into the eprom and now I've only the default values of the bios with NO-USB-BOOT and NO-CDROM-BOOT
Help me! I need to format my laptop to re-install the OS (Win-XP).
Thanks!  | |
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10-18-2006, 08:45 AM
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#5 | | Distinguished Member
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Rep Power: 5 | From what you all seem to be describing, there is a bug with these Acer's which causes them not to operate as documented.
One of you needs to contact Acer Service to get them to publish a fix for this issue.
Unfortunately, I cannot do this -- I am not an Acer owner.
You can also email Acer support.
Please post the answer back here. | |
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10-27-2006, 08:42 AM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Rep Power: 0 |  i got word back from acer
this is what they said "Thank you for contacting Acer America. I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry. In order to have the BIOS or hard disk password removed (This include any biometric security), the notebook will need to come in to our repair depot for password removal. This service is not covered by warranty and unfortunately there is no other recourse to remove a BIOS or HDD password from the notebook. The flat fee for BIOS password removal is $100.00 US dollars plus tax. If it is a BIOS or HDD password and you would like us to service it for you, please contact our telephone technical support line at 1-800-816-2237. Hours of operation are 7am-9pm CST Monday-Friday and 8am-5pm CST Saturday and Sunday, excluding holidays.
Regards,
Acer Online Support Team"------HAHA yeah right! i finally got up the nerve and cracked my laptop open i found the CMOS battery and pulled it out for about half an hour and it worked just fine. i think acer should send me 100 bucks plus tax | |
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10-27-2006, 09:46 AM
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Rep Power: 5 | What a bunch of wankers.
Hey, where in your Acer notebook was your CMOS battery?
What did it look like, how did you identify it, etc...
And thank you for posting your results back to this thread! | |
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11-10-2006, 10:52 AM
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#8 | | Junior Member
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Hi!
You have scared me now. I have Acer Aspire 3692 and I am thinking about setting passwords in BIOS. But I don`t want to have troubles with that...
Could you write the BIOS versions of your notebooks? Do you know anything more about this possible bug? Do I also have this buggy BIOS?
Please, let me know if you know something about it... | |
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11-11-2006, 09:26 AM
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#9 | | Distinguished Member
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Rep Power: 5 | I believe that I would not use a BIOS password, and would instead make certain that my laptop was physically secured at all times.
And if I did decide to use a BIOS password, I would write it down, place it in a sealed envelope, and store it in my safety deposit box. | |
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11-11-2006, 04:15 PM
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#10 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Rep Power: 0 | Yes, but what if I would want to clear this password some day, the BIOS is buggy, and it won`t clear the password correctly?
I would have choice: clear the BIOS settings by myself and resign from warranty (sic!), or send notebook to service and pay for it...
So before I set this password, I would like to know if my BIOS really is buggy... | |
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11-12-2006, 02:30 PM
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#11 | | Distinguished Member
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Rep Power: 5 | As Acer isn't being completely honest, there is really no way to tell if this bug will affect you -- until it does.
As a result, I would not take the risk of using a BIOS password on an Acer. | |
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