Acer Aspire 5542 Support Question
Acer Aspire 5542 Support Question
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Question posted by seemabharti0 on November 4th, 2012
When I Start Laptop Then Display On Secreen Hdd Password And I Enter 1-8 & Start
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Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 7
... Using the System Utilities 17 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 17 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19
System Utilities
27
BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 28 Information 29 Main 31 Security 33 Boot 37 Exit 38
BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD Password 40
Machine Disassembly and Replacement
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Disassembly Requirements...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 16
.../install the card. Caps Lock
Lights up when Num Lock is activated.
6
Keyboard
For entering data into power-saving mode. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is active.... key
Speakers
Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output.
Icon
Item
5
HDD
Description
Indicates when the hard disk drive is charging. 2. Down
Acer PowerSmart Puts your ...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 22
... taskbar
< > + : Open Ease of Access Center
< > + : Open Windows Mobility Center
< > + : Display the System Properties dialog box
< > + : Restore minimized windows to the desktop
< > + : Cycle through Sidebar ...gadgets
< > + : Lock your edition of functions: < >: Open or close the Start menu
< > + : Display the desktop
< > + : Open Windows Explore
< > + : Search for computers (if ...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 25
... Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to set up: 1. AcerGridVista is connected, then select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on Settings. Chapter 1
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You may choose any one of the four display settings indicated below:
Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer Gridvista...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 37
Chapter 2
29 Information
The Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information.
Intel CPU:
Information
Phoenix SecureCore... Manufacturer Name: UUID:
XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 5536 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX-XXxx-xXXx-xXXxXXxXxxXX
F1 Help Esc Exit
Select Item -/+ Change Values
F9 Setup Defaults
Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
NOTE: ...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 38
..., standardized by the Open Software Foundation (OSF) as part of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field displays the VGA firmware version of the system. This field shows product name...the system. This field shows the model name of this unit. This field displays the manufacturer of HDD installed on secondary IDE master. Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed IDE0 Model Name IDE0...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 41
...-Menu F10 Save and Exit
NOTE: Please refer to "Remove HDD/BIOS Password" section if you need to know how to boot up when Password on boot is :
Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password
Password on Boot:
Clear Clear Clear
[Enter] [Enter] [Enter]
[Disabled]
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password controls access of the whole setup utility. Information
Phoenix SecureCore...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 42
...Enter HDD Password. Type a password in the "Confirm New Password" field. If you forget your dealer to enable the Password on Boot
Description
Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Shows the setting of the hard disk password. Use the up/down keys to "Set".
4. Parameter Supervisor Password Is User Password Is HDD Password Is Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set HDD Password...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 43
... and press the Enter key. Type the current password in the Enter New Password field. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to "Clear". 4.
Chapter 2
35 The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following. The Set Password box appears:
2.
Type a password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. The computer then...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 44
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following message.
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Chapter 2 If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will show you the Setup Warning.
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 45
...bay.
F1 Help Esc Exit
Select Item -/+ Change Values
F9 Setup Defaults
Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
Chapter 2
37 Information
Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup ...
Exit
Boot priority order:
1: IDE0: XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) 2: CD/DVD: XXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXX-(X 3: Network Boot: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 4: USB HDD: 5: USB FDD: 6: USB Key: 7: USB CD/DVD ROM:
Item Specific Help
Use < > or < > to...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 48
....EXE 1. Select "2" 3. Key in "0KJFN42" or "UVEIQ96" as your HDD user password.
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Chapter 2 Choose one of the uppercase strings
• Reboot the system and key in "hdd_pw 15494 0" 2. Remove HDD Password
This section teaches you how to solve HDD password locked problem, you key in the wrong HDD password thrice, "HDD password error code" will appear on the screen.
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 106
...are necessary if the pointer movement stops in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error.
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Chapter 4 NOTE: If the ...been configured. This index can occur when a slight, steady pressure is on page 112. Some of them display information about a hardware
device, e.g., the amount of time. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for a ...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 111
...PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set ...key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 112
... local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to boot operating system One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot (optional) Check password (optional)
Chapter 4 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h
88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh
90h 91h 92h 93h
... lock Initialize Typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on checksum failure.
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 115
..." on page 97.
Action in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed
LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed. Reconnect the LCD connectors. See "Power System Check" on... cannot be adjusted LCD contrast cannot be adjusted
Unreadable LCD screen Missing pels in Sequence
Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message
LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error
LCD backlight doesn...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 117
Action in Sequence
Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. External display does not work correctly Print problems.
Serial or parallel port device problems.
Action in Sequence
See "Save to Disk (S4)" on page 26. USB does not work correctly. Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching System...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 124
... is no password request, the BIOS Password is finished. NOTE: The steps are only for the password during system POST or when the system enters into the BIOS...Aspire 5542G/5542/5242 and Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series is necessary to bypass the password check, the user needs to short the hardware gap to clear the password by following these steps:
• Power off the system, and remove the HDD...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 305
... 117 BIOS Utility 27-39 Navigating 28 Security 32 System Security 38
block diagram
Aspire 5536/5536G/5236 Series 5
Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338
Series 4, 6
brightness
hotkeys 15
button/indicator
3G... 8
Clearing BIOS Password
steps 116 Clearing Password 115
computer
on indicator 8, 12
CPU
removing 81 CPU Fan True Value Table 19 Crisis Disk 39
creating 117
D
DIMM Module 46
display
hotkeys 15
E...
Acer Aspire 5542 Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 11
Wake-on -Ring ready
Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution* BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords Kensington lock slot 11
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