Acer Aspire 5517 Support Question
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Question posted by erijagan2 on December 20th, 2013
How To Clear The Bio Password On A Acer Aspire 5517
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Acer Aspire 5517 Notebook Series Quick Guide - Page 2
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Aspire 5517 Series Notebook PC Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase
Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of this publication without the prior written permission of Acer ...the space provided below. No part of liability set out in new editions of Acer Incorporated. This booklet has been reviewed for this publication may be made periodically to...
Acer Aspire 5517 Notebook Series Quick Guide - Page 3
... of your mobile computing needs. The Quick Guide introduces you for making an Acer notebook your choice for meeting your new computer. It is not installed on ... access it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for certain models".
The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to its nature, the Generic User Guide as well...
Acer Aspire 5517 Notebook Series Quick Guide - Page 10
...-in jack for AC adapter Wake-on-LAN ready
372.3 (W) x 246.5 (D) x 26.8/39.6 (H) mm (14.4 x 10.8 x 1.1/1.5 inches)
2.7 kg (6.0 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 ENERGY STAR®*
99-/100-/103-key keyboard Touchpad pointing device
USB 2.0 port...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 1
for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN Aspire 5517 Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web;
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 2
Date
Chapter
Updates
II Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5517 service guides.
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 7
... System Block Diagram 4 Your Acer Notebook tour 5
Front View...Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17
System Utilities
25
BIOS Setup Utility 25 Navigating the BIOS Utility 25
Aspire 5517 BIOS 26 Information 26 Main 27 Security 28 Boot 31 Exit 32
BIOS Flash Utilities 33 DOS Flash Utility 34 WinFlash Utility 35
Remove HDD/BIOS Password...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 9
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Top View 139 Bottom View 140 Power Board 141 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 142 Clearing Password Check 142 Clear CMOS Jumper 142 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 143
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
145
Aspire 5517 Exploded Diagrams 146 Main Assembly 146 Base Assembly 148 Rear Assembly 149
Aspire 5517 FRU List 150
Model Definition and Configuration
160
Test...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 12
.../100M LAN • WOL (AC mode S5) support
• Modem • External USB 2.0 modem • Support Wake on Ring (S3)
Privacy control
• BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords • Kensington lock slot
Power subsystem
• 65W • Universal jack for adapter • Battery: 6-cell AS2009A
Special keys and controls
• 99-/100...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 36
...BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version:
Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID:
AMD Athlon(tm) X2 ZM-84 2300 Mhz
ST960821A-(PM) 3LF005DB MATSHITADVD
V1.00 ATI M92 V008.050I.0-26.00
Aspire 5517 Acer...This field displays the VGA firmware version of your reference only. Aspire 5517 BIOS
Information
The Information screen displays a summary of the system. Parameter ...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 38
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Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Shows the setting of the hard disk password.
When set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. When user password is required or not while the events defined in this group happened. Enter HDD Password. Option Clear or Set Clear or Set Clear or Set N/A
N/A
N/A Disabled or Enabled
NOTE...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 39
... steps as you have changed the settings, press u to "Clear".
4. Press Enter twice without typing anything in the "Confirm New Password" field. When you can not exceed 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). The password length can opt to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
If desired, you are done, press F10...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 46
... DOS Mode using the format UnlockHD [Encode code] with details about removing HDD/BIOS password: Remove HDD Password: If you key in the previous step, as follows: UnlockHD 76943488
3. Shut down the computer by pressing down this code.
2. Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
This section provides you with the code noted in the wrong HDD...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 47
... 1 or 2 to short the J1 jumper. Cleaning BIOS Passwords To clean the User or Supervisor passwords using software utilites, perform the following steps: 1. From a DOS prompt, execute clnpwd.exe
2.
Removing BIOS Passwords:
To clear the User or Supervisor passwords through hardware, open the WLAN door and use a metal instrument to clean the desired password shown on the screen.
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 147
...password (optional) Prepare Boot Initialize DMI parameters Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear parity checkers Display MultiBoot menu Clear screen (optional) Check virus and backup reminders Try to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear...
Beeps
Chapter 4
POST Routine Description Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 152
... for Aspire 5517.
Power Off the system, and remove HDD, AC and Battery from the HW Gap. 5. Plug in AC, keep the short condition on the HW Gap, and press Power Button to enter BIOS Setup menu. 6. Press F2 key to power on main board for clearing password check, and one Hotkey for enabling BIOS Recovery. Clearing Password...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 155
... SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations of Aspire 5517. Chapter 6
145
Refer to this printed Service Guide. NOTE... the FRU list of customer machines. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office on how to repair or for repair and service of this chapter whenever ordering for parts to...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 156
Aspire 5517 Exploded Diagrams
Main Assembly
1 2
3
4
5
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Chapter 6
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 160
Aspire 5517 FRU List
CATEGORY Board
POWER BOARD
Description
AcerPN 55.N2802.001
Cable
WLAN CARD-XB63 WLAN CARD-BCM4312
TP FFC
NI.23600.007 NI.23600....
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 173
... for components, adapter cards, and peripherals which have passed these tests.
Refer to the Aspire 5517 Compatibility Test Report released by Acer's internal testing department. Test Compatible Components
Appendix B
This computer's compatibility is tested and verified by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department. All of its system functions are tested under Windows® XP...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 177
However some information sources will require a user i.d. and password. Also contained on this website are: • Detailed information on all of telephone, fax and email
contacts for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan.
Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access...
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