Acer 4240 Laptop User Manual


 
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Removing BIOS Passwords:
To clear the User or Supervisor passwords, open the RAM door and use a metal instrument to short the
RST_RTC jumper.
Cleaning BIOS Passwords
To clear the password, perform the following steps:
1. From a DOS prompt, Execute clnpwd.exe
2. Press 1 or 2 to clean the desired password shown on the screen.
The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not.