Acer Aspire S3-391 Support Question
Acer Aspire S3-391 Support Question
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Question posted by diamondrhart on July 3rd, 2014
Forgotten Password Aspire S3 Ms2346
My machine crashed. I lost the paper with my Acer password, so I can't get by the first screen. People tell me that since I dont have a recovery disk, I have to erase the bios password, and I have no idea what to do. Please help, because I must get my Essays off this machine for school. Thanks!
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Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 2
... or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Date
Chapter
Updates
Service guide files and updates are trademarks or registered trademarks...the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of HDMI Licensing, LLC in this Aspire S3 MS2346 Service Guide. Revision History
Refer to the table below for any particular purpose.
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Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 5
Aspire S3 MS2346
CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications
Features 1-3 Operating System 1-3 Platform 1-3 System Memory 1-3 Display 1-3 Graphics 1-3 Storage Subsystem 1-4 Audio Subsystem 1-4 Communication... View 1-9 Left View 1-10 Right View 1-11 Base View 1-12 Touchpad Basics 1-13 Keyboard 1-14 D2D Recovery 1-18 System Block Diagram 1-18
Specification Tables 1-19
CHAPTER 2 System Utilities...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 6
... Flash Utilities 2-12 DOS Flash Utility 2-13 WinFlash Utility 2-13
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 2-14 Removing the HDD Password 2-14 Removing the BIOS Passwords 2-15
Using DMI Tools 2-16 LAN EEPROM Utility 2-16
CHAPTER 3 Machine Maintenance
Machine Disassembly and Replacement 3-5 Recommended Equipment 3-5 Replacement Requirements 3-5 Pre-disassembly Instructions 3-6
Disassembly...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 8
CHAPTER 5 Jumper and Connector Locations
Mainboard Layout 5-3 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 5-5
Clearing the BIOS Passwords 5-5 Performing a BIOS Recovery 5-6
CHAPTER 6 FRU List
Aspire S3 MS2346 Exploded Diagrams 6-4 Main Assembly 6-4
FRU List 6-6
CHAPTER 7 Test Compatible Components
Microsoft Windows 7 Environment Test 7-3
CHAPTER 8 Online Support Information
Online Support ...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 12
...inch, 9.5 mm, 5400 rpm SATA hard disk drive (HDD) or
2.5-inch, 9.5 mm, Flash Disk SATA solid state drive (SSD)
Card reader...Acer InviLin™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
Supports Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
WPAN: Bluetooth® 4.0+HS
Privacy Control 0 BIOS supervisor, user, and HDD passwords...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 30
...Windows and Application keys Multilanguage support configurable by OEM customer
Hard Disk Drive
Item
Specification
Vendor and models
HGST HTS543232A7A384, Seagate ST320LT020/9YG142-188... max)
1-22
Hardware Specifications and Configurations Keyboard
Item
Specification
Type
Aspire AF1S Flat keyboard
Total number of keys
84 keys
Windows logo key
Yes
Internal and external...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 40
BIOS Setup Utility 2-3 Navigating the BIOS Utility 2-3 BIOS Menus 2-4
BIOS Flash Utilities 2-12 DOS Flash Utility 2-13 WinFlash Utility 2-13
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 2-14 Removing the HDD Password 2-14 Removing the BIOS Passwords 2-15
Using DMI Tools 2-16 LAN EEPROM Utility 2-16
2-2
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 45
BIOS Security
Parameter Supervisor Password Is User Password Is HDD Password State Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password Password on Boot
Description Supervisor password setting User password setting Hard drive password setting Option to set the supervisor password Option to set a user password Option to set the hard drive password Option to enter the password, three ...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 46
... save changes and exit from the BIOS Setup Utility.
Type the current password in the Enter New Password field and press Enter. Press to highlight a Set _______ Password parameter and press Enter. Set Supervisor Password
2. Press F10 to enable the Password on the screen.
4. The Set _______ Password dialog box appears. Set Supervisor Password
2. Press F10 to set the...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 47
.... 6. NOTE: NOTE:
Users can choose to Set. Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password [
]
Enter New Password [
]
Confirm New Password [
]
Figure 2-6. Retype the password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. Press F10 to highlight a Set _______ Password parameter and press Enter. Set Supervisor Password 2. Setup Notice
Changes have been saved. [Continue]
Figure...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 52
... 2-12. Removing the HDD Password 0
NOTE: NOTE:
If the incorrect HDD password is entered three times in succession, an error is generated. (Figure 2-11)
Password Error Status
HDD password error code
Figure 2-11. Password Error Status To reset the HDD password: 1. Reboot the computer. 6. Press Enter to remove the HDD and BIOS passwords.
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 0 This section...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 53
Refer to short the clear password hardware gap (G2201) located on page 5-5 section for detailed instructions.
Figure 2-14. G2201 Hardware Gap
System Utilities
2-15 Removing the BIOS Passwords 0 To clear a lost BIOS password (user or supervisor password), you need to the "Clearing the BIOS Passwords" on the mainboard.
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 149
...
Equipment Configuration Error
Causes:
1. An incorrect password was entered. Temperature is disabled.
CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch
2. In this situation BIOS shuts the system down .
IDE Primary Channel... down . No message is displayed. No message is displayed. In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error")
010
Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 153
...BIOS...day
A2h
Check key lock
A4h
Initialize Typematic rate
A8h
Erase F2 prompt
AAh
Scan for F2 key stroke
ACh
Enter... before boot
B5h
Terminate QuietBoot (optional)
B6h
Check password (optional)
B9h
Prepare Boot
BAh
Initialize DMI parameters
BBh
Initialize ...BCh
Clear parity checkers
BDh
Display MultiBoot menu
BEh
Clear screen (optional)
BFh
Check virus and backup reminders
C0h
...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 158
... - POSTCODE_EC_IPL_PPI (0xee) - Entering PEI Dispatch. Exiting PEI Dispatch. Entering DXE IPL's S3 boot path. Table 4-4. POSTCODE_PC_S3_OS (0xe6) - POSTCODE_PC_DXE_EXIT (0xea) - Missing one or more.... Exiting DXE Dispatch. Entering DXE IPL's normal boot path. Entering DXE IPL's recovery boot path. POSTCODE_EC_PEI_IPL (0xec) - POSTCODE_EC_DXE_ARCH (0xef) - POSTCODE_PC_IPL_S3 (0xe5) -...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 162
Mainboard Layout 5-3 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 5-5
Clearing the BIOS Passwords 5-5 Performing a BIOS Recovery 5-6
5-2
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 164
Mainboard Bottom
No. Code
1 G2201
2 RAM2/4/6/8
3 DMIC1
Component Clear password hardware gap Onboard memory Mic-in
5-4
Jumper and Connector Locations Mainboard Bottom
Table 5-2.
Figure 5-2.
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 165
... on the hardware gap together. 4. Jumper and Connector Locations
5-5 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 0
This section provides procedures for: Clearing the BIOS passwords Performing a BIOS recovery
Clearing the BIOS Passwords 0
To clear a lost BIOS password (user or supervisor password), you made and close the Setup Utility. Perform the "Replacing the...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 171
...ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, the Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations for the Aspire S3 MS2346.... FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
6-3
NOTE: NOTE:
To scrap or to return the defective parts, users should follow the rules set by the regional Acer...list provided by the regional Acer office on the printed Service...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 193
...Acer CSD Taiwan. and password. Acer's Website offers convenient and valuable support resources. Online Support Information 0 This section describes online technical support services available to help users repair their Acer...a list of telephone, fax and email contacts for all models Bios updates Software utilities Spare parts lists ...
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