Clear BIOS Passwords
To clear the password, perform the following steps:
From a DOS prompt, Execute clnpwd.exe
1.
Press 1 or 2 to clean the desired password shown on the screen.
2.
The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not.
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery
This section provide you the standard operating procedures of clearing password and BIOS recovery for
Aspire one. Aspire one provides one Hardware Open Gap on main board for clearing password check, and
one Hotkey for enabling BIOS Recovery.
Clearing Password Check:
Hardware Open Gap Description
Item
R72
Chapter 2
Description
Clear CMOS Jumper
Location
Memory Bay
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