Acer Aspire 5517 Support Question
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Question posted by rufattip on November 15th, 2013
How To Reset Forgotten Bios Password On 5517 Aspire Laptop
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Acer Aspire 5517 Notebook Series Quick Guide - Page 2
...any limitation of liability set out in new editions of such revisions or changes. Aspire 5517 Series Notebook PC Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase
Acer ... companies' product names or trademarks are used herein for accuracy. All Rights Reserved. Aspire 5517 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 06/2009
Changes may be made periodically to the information...
Acer Aspire 5517 Notebook Series Quick Guide - Page 10
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 External ...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire 5517 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
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5517 service guides. Date
Chapter
Updates
II
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 7
... 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 Utilities 36
Machine Disassembly and Replacement
41
Disassembly Requirements 41...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 9
... 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...
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
... hardware information. This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
This field displays the VGA firmware version of the CPU. Aspire 5517 BIOS
Information
The Information screen displays a summary of your reference only. Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed HDD Model Name
HDD Serial Number
ATAPI Model Name
System...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 38
... setting of parameters. When set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized use. If you forget your password, you have three tries before the system halts.
The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it.
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Chapter 2
Information M a i n
PhoenixBIOS...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 39
... the Enter key. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to "Set". 4. Type the current password in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
When you can not exceed 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Chapter 2
29...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 40
... to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to "Set". 5. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display as following message. Setup Warning Invalid Password.
[Continue]
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match.
The Set...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 46
... previous step, as follows: UnlockHD 76943488
3. Shut down the computer by pressing down this code.
2. To reset the HDD password, perform the following steps: 1. Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
This section provides you key in the wrong HDD password three times, an error is generated for unlocking the HDD.
Note down the Power button for...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 47
... 2 to short the J1 jumper.
Chapter 2
37 Cleaning BIOS Passwords To clean the User or Supervisor passwords using software utilites, perform the following steps: 1. 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.
From a DOS prompt, execute...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 145
...Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test ... on data bits xxxx* of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of high byte of memory bus Test ...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 147
... operating system One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot (optional) Check password (optional) Prepare Boot Initialize DMI parameters Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear ...
BCh
BDh
BEh
BFh
C0h
C1h
C2h
C3h
C4h
Beeps
Chapter 4
POST Routine Description Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of day Check key lock...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 152
... Check
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If users set BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for Aspire 5517. If there is no Password request, BIOS Password is necessary to bypass the password check, users need to short the HW Gap to short the two points of clearing password and BIOS recovery for a security reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or...
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 155
... noted on the printed Service Guide.
Please note that WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in the FRU list of Aspire 5517.
Acer Aspire 5517 Series Service Guide - Page 156
Aspire 5517 Exploded Diagrams
Main Assembly
1 2
3
4
5
146
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
... have passed these tests.
Test Compatible Components
Appendix B
This computer's compatibility is tested and verified by the Acer Mobile System Testing Department.
Refer to the Aspire 5517 Compatibility Test Report released by Acer's internal testing department. All of its system functions are tested under Windows® XP Home, Windows® XP Pro...
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