Acer 5942G Laptop User Manual


 
36 Chapter 2
Removing BIOS Passwords:
To clear the User or Supervisor passwords, open the RAM door and use a metal instrument to short the J4 / J5
jumper as shown below.
Cleaning BIOS Passwords
To clean the User or Supervisor passwords, 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.
J4
J5