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Question posted by aaliyahalexander1027 on August 4th, 2013

Someone Gave Me One And They Dont Remember The Password How Do I Unlock It

my step mom gave me her acer aspire 5000 but she doesnt remember the password to it....how can i unlock it so i can restore it

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on August 4th, 2013 9:25 PM
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Hi, firstly you will need a password reset disc and follow this instrustion: 1.Restart the Acer Aspire. When Windows boots up, select the username you want to reset the password for and press "Enter."
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Click "Use your password reset disk" to launch the password reset wizard. The password reset wizard enables you to create a new password for youruser account.
3.
Click "Next" on the password reset wizard and insert the password reset disk. Click"Next." Type your new passwordin the "Type a new password" box and type the password again in the confirmation box.
4.
Type a hint to you use in case you forget your password next time. Click "Finish" to activate your new password. Restart your computer and log on to Windows using your new password.

Related Acer Aspire 5000 Manual Pages

Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 1

Aspire 3000/3500/5000 Series Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 2

Date 2005/05/02 Chapter Chapter 1 / page 2 Updates Integrated 3D AGP graphic issue 2 Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 3000/3500/5000 service guide.
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 7

Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Introduction 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3000/5000 3 System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3500 4 Board Layout (For Aspire 3000/5000 5 Top View 5 Bottom View 6 Panel 8 Front view 8 Closed front view 9 Left view 9 Right view 10 Rear view 10 Bottom view 11 Indicators 12 Launch Keys ...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 8

... Undetermined Problems 83 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 84 Top View 84 Bottom View 86 Cahpter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 88 Aspire 3000/5000 Exploded Diagram 89 Aspire 3000/3500/5000 Series 101 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 101 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 104 Microsoft Windows XP Environment Test 105 Appendix C Online Support...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 10

... 64 processor ML-28/ML-30 or higher for Aspire 5000 T Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher for Aspire 3000 T Intel® Celeron® M 350/360...Aspire 3500 series) Data storage T T 40/60/80 GB ATA/100 hard disk DVD-Dual or Combo drive Display and graphics T Color Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) LCD displaying at -- 15" XGA (1024 X 768) -- 15.4" WXGA (1280 X 800) -- 15.4" WXGA Acer...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 11

Input devices T T T T 88-/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard Touchpad with 4-way integrated scroll button Four easy-launch buttons Two front-panel buttons: wireless LED-button and Bluetooth® ...port Type II PC Card slot DC-in jack for AC adaptor Pleaes aware of these two items only for Aspire 3000/5000 case usage : Note 1: Integrated 3D AGP graphics with up to 128 MB of shared memory based on ...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 13

System Block Diagram (For Aspire 3500) Aspire 3500 is Intel® platform. Aspire 3500 system block diagram will be released later. 4 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 It has different system block diagram from Aspire 3000/5000.
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 17

Internal microphone for launching frequently used programs. Turns the computer on and off . 8 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Buttons for sound recording. For entering data into you use the computer. Comfortable support area for your hands when you computer. Touch-sensitive pointing device ...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 19

... or DVDs depending on the optical drive type. USB 2.0 port Network jack Modem jack Ventilation slots Connects to stay cool, even after prolonged use. 10 Aspire 3000/3500//5000
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 21

... status of Bluetooth communication. 4 Power Lights when the computer is on the front panel. Fully charged: light shows green when in AC mode. 12 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 NOTE: 1. Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status icons on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on . 5 Battery Lights when...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 23

... like a desktop numeric keypad. Desired access Number keys on embedded keypad Cursor-control keys on embedded keypad Num lock on Type numbers in uppercase. Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Lock key Caps Lock @ Num Lock (Fn-F11) ] Scroll Lock (Fn-F12) [ Description When @is in numeric mode. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 25

... at the upper-center (for European keyboard) and/or bottom-right (Chinese keyboard) of the hotkeys and their functions. To type: 16 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Puts the computer in Acer eManager. Turns the internal touchpad on and off . Turns the display screen backlight off Switches display output between the display screen, external...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 27

... on its surface. Touchpad basics The following items teach you move left and right buttons on the right scroll bar of Windows applications. 18 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 These two buttons are similar to move the cursor. * Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad. This means...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 29

...), SMBIOS 2.3, PCI 2.2, Boot Block, PXE 2.0, Mobile PC2001, Hard Disk Password, INT 13h Extensions, PCI Bus Power Management interface Specification, EI Torito-Bootable CDROM Format Specification V1.0, Simple Boot Flag 1.0 Set by switch, see SW1 settings Built-in CPU Specification 20 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Aspire 5000 V1.00; Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 30

... effective cache: 1152KB/640KB for Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor (Aspire 5000) 256KB/128KB (exclusive) total effective cache: 384KB/256KB for Mobile AMD Sempron processor (Aspire 3000) 512KB for Intel® Celeron® M processor (Aspire 3500) 2MB for Intel® Pentium® M processor (Aspire 3500) Always Enabled Always Enabled Fixed-in write back Specification built...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 31

... module for this product 2DD (720KB) 9 80 1 MB 300 2 MFM 2HD (1.2 MB, 3 mode) 15 80 1.6 MB 360 +5V 2HD (1.44MB) 18 80 2 MB 300 22 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Memory Combinations 1024MB Slot 1 256MB Slot 2 Total Memory 1280MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 1536MB 2048MB Above table lists some system memory configurations.
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 33

...: Manual Release: (a) Electrical Release (Release Button) (b) Release by ATAPI command (c) Emergency Release DC +5V+/- 5% (operation) DC +5V+/- 8% (start up) TOSHIBA TS-L532A Specification 24 Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Audio & Text/Video Video-CD (White Book) - MPEG1 Video DVD DVD-ROM (Book 1.02...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 34

... resolution VSR (Variable Sampling Rate) Yes Yes DMA channel 0 DMA channel 1 IRQ10, IRQ11 Video Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Specification built-in SiS M760GX for Aspire 300/5000 built-in SiS M661MX for...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 47

... 2 38 Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Press Enter to change the value of the user password. The Set Supervisor Password box appears: 2. Parameter User Password is Supervisor Password is set the supervisor password. The user can unlock the HDD. This feature is available to HDD when both passwords can enter Setup menu only and does not...
Aspire 3000 / 3500 / 5000 Service Guide - Page 81

... Controller Failed see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 67. Unlock key switch Unlock external keyboard Monitor type does not match CMOS - Error Message List Error Messages...reboot system. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error (THe causes will show message. Incorrect password is dead - Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will issue 4 short beeps ...

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