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Chapter 2
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
This section provides methods of removing HDD/BIOS utilities:
Removing HDD Password:
When the user keys in the wrong password three times, the system reports the following error code to user.
To unlock the HDD password, perform the following steps:
1.
Press
Enter
to display the Select Item screen.
2.
Select
Enter Unlock Password
and press
Enter
.
An Unlock Password displays.
3.
Make a note of the key,
76943488
in the example.
4.
Boot up the system and open a DOS prompt.
5.
Enter the
UnlockHD.EXE
command and input the key to create an unlock code. Make a note of the
result, for example
46548274
.
6.
Reboot and enter the BIOS by pressing F2 when prompted.
7.
Go to the Security menu and select Set Hdd Password.
8.
Enter the unlock code generated by UnlockHD.EXE as the current password,
46548274
in the example,
and complete the
New Password
and
Confirm
fields to create a new HDD password.
9.
Save and exit the BIOS to complete the process.
Summary of Contents for Aspire One AOP531h
Page 6: ...VI ...
Page 10: ...X Table of Contents ...
Page 41: ...Chapter 2 31 Clear User or Supervisor Password 1 Open the RAM door 2 Short RTC_RST ...
Page 83: ...Chapter 3 73 Pull the cable completely away from the bezel ...
Page 95: ...Chapter 3 85 4 Replace the four screws and screw caps ...
Page 107: ...Chapter 3 97 The upper cover is now ready to attach to the bottom cover ...
Page 109: ...Chapter 3 99 Turn the unit over and affix the five screws in the top cover ...
Page 115: ...Chapter 3 105 Replacing the SIMM Card Insert the SIMM Card into the slot ...
Page 130: ...120 Chapter 4 ...
Page 138: ...128 Chapter 4 ...
Page 152: ...142 Chapter 6 ...
Page 153: ...Chapter 6 143 ...
Page 267: ...257 Appendix A ...
Page 268: ...Appendix A 258 ...
Page 274: ...264 Appendix B ...
Page 276: ...266 Appendix C ...
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