Acer Aspire 5515 Support Question
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Question posted by reJoe on January 31st, 2014
How To Remove A Bios Password On An Acer Aspire 5515 Laptop
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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on February 1st, 2014 12:59 PM
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Related Acer Aspire 5515 Manual Pages
Aspire 5515 Quick Guide - EN - Page 2
... space provided below. Other companies' product names or trademarks are registered trademarks of purchase
Acer and the Acer logo are used herein for a particular purpose.
Aspire 5515 Series Notebook PC Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of Acer Incorporated. Aspire 5515 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 12/2008
This company makes no representations or warranties...
Aspire 5515 Quick Guide - EN - Page 3
...are only contained in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on such subjects as Acer's Empowering Technology, using the keyboard, audio, etc. For instructions on how to the...AcerSystem User Guide mentioned below will run the Adobe Reader setup program first.
The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to complete the installation. This guide...
Aspire 5515 Quick Guide - EN - Page 10
... AC adapter Wake-on-LAN ready
358 (W) x 269 (D) x 29.8/33.8(H) mm (14.1 x 10.6 x 1.17/1.33 inches) 2.8 kg (6.18 lbs.) with 6 cell battery pack
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords Kensington lock slot
ACPI 3.0 48.8 W 4400 mAh 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
88-/89-key keyboard Touchpad pointing device
USB 2.0 port External display (VGA) port...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 1
for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN Aspire 5515 Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web;
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 2
Date
Chapter
Updates
II Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5515 service guide.
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 7
... System Utilities 15 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 15 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 16
System Utilities
21
BIOS Setup Utility 21 Navigating the BIOS Utility 21 Information 22 Main 23 Advanced 24 Security 26 Power 29 Boot 30 Exit 31
BIOS Flash Utilities 32 DOS Flash Utility 33 WinFlash Utility 35
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 36...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 8
...Removing the Keyboard 58 Removing the LCD Module 60 Removing the Upper Cover 64 Removing the TouchPad Mylar Cover 67 Removing the TouchPad Bracket 68 Removing the TouchPad 69 Removing the Switch Board 70 Removing the Mainboard 71 Removing the Internal Microphone 73 Removing the Speaker Module 74 Removing...of BIOS Settings 122 LCD Failure 123 Built-In Keyboard Failure 123 TouchPad ...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 9
...
Jumper and Connector Locations
139
Top View 139 Bottom View 140 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 141
Clearing Password Check 141 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 142
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
145
Aspire 5515 Exploded Diagrams 146 Main Assembly 146 LCD Panel 147 Aspire 5515 FRU List 148 Screw List 155
Model Definition and Configuration
156...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 26
... True Value Table
CPU Temperature
Core 0
Core 1
Fan Speed (rpm)
SPL Spec (dBA)
•
BIOS Item
BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Supported protocols
BIOS password control
Specification
PhoenixBIOS
V0.08
Flash
1 MB
• Support ISIPP • Support Acer UI • Support multi-boot • Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4) • Various hot...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 33
...: ATAPI Model Name:
W DC W D1600BEVT-22ZCT0 -(PM) W D-W XE708J87380 HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT10N -(PS)
System BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version:
V0.08 V010.055.000.049.029773
Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID:
S2N250Y001832099561601
Aspire..5515 Aspire 39323232393932643635001EEC5A9BCF
F1 Help Esc Exit
↑↓ Select Item ←→ Select Menu
F5/F6...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 38
... you set the user or the supervisor password: 1. Type the current password in the "Enter New Password" field.
Type a password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. Removing a Password
Follow these steps as you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps: 1. Use the ↑ and...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 47
..., as shown. 4. Select option 2, Upper case ASCII Code, and press .
3. Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS password method: Remove HDD Password: If you key in Unlock6.exe 00193 and press . From a DOS prompt, key in the wrong HDD password three time, HDD password error code displays on the screen.
Make a note of one...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 48
See the image below. To reset the BIOS password, run BIOS_PW.EXE as follows: 1. Key in the wrong Supervisor Password three times, System Disabled displays on the screen. Select one string from the list.
Chapter 2
37 Removing BIOS Passwords: If you key in bios_pw 14452 0 2.
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 49
The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not.
38
Chapter 2 3. Press 1, 2, or 3 to clean the desired password shown on the screen. Reboot the system and key in the selected string (qjjg9vy, 07yqmjd etc.) for the BIOS user password. From a DOS prompt, Execute clnpwd.exe
2. Cleaning BIOS Passwords To clear the password, perform the following steps: 1.
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 152
....
• Use an electric conductivity tool to BIOS Setup menu. Chapter 5
141 However, once it is cleared.
NOTE: The steps are only for a security reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when systems enter to short the two points of clearing password and BIOS recovery for enabling BIOS Recovery. Aspire 5515 provides one Hotkey for...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 156
...ORDERING FRU PARTS, you should check the most up-to dispose it properly, or follow the rules set by your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations of customer machines. Refer to this ... whenever ordering for parts to return it will not be noted on your regional Acer office on how to repair or for repair and service of Aspire 5515.
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 157
Aspire 5515 Exploded Diagrams
Main Assembly
1 2
3
8 4 5
9 6
7
No. Description
Acer P/N
No. Description
Acer P/N
1
Middle Cover
42.N2702.001 6
HDD Carrier 33.N2702.003
2
Keyboard
KB.I1400.005 7
Lower Case 60.N2702.001
3
Upper Case
60.N2702.002 8
Switch Board 55.N2702.001
4
Mainboard
MB.N2702.001 9
CPU Fan
23.N2702.001
5
Thermal Module 60.N2702.005
146
Chapter 6
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 172
... configuration, combination and test procedures, please refer to the following lists for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests. Refer to the Aspire 5515 Compatibility Test Report released by Acer's internal testing department.
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 174
and password. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. We are always looking for all your technical queries. Appendix C
163 Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. In the Technical Information section you can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Also contained on this...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 176
A
AFLASH Utility 32 Antennas 87
B
Battery Pack 44
BIOS
password control 16 ROM size 16 ROM type 16 vendor 16 Version 16 BIOS Supports protocol 16 BIOS Utility 21-32 Advanced 24 Boot 30 Exit 31 Navigating 21 Onboard Device Configuration 27 Power 29 Save and Exit 31 Security 26 System Security ...
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