How do I reset the bios password on an Acer Aspire 3000.?

Question

I recently tried to remove my bios password by going into the bios at startup and than left the password space blank. Than when I rebooted it still asks for a password. I tried the original and just leaving the space blank with no luck. Not sure what I did but if someone could tell me how to just reset or remove the password I would appreciate it.

Answer 1

with the laptop switched off,remove power cable and the battery.

then hold down the power button (on off button) for ten seconds.

this should reset the bios.

the default password is six zero's.

Answer 2

I am no expert on laptops, but I beleive the other guy is about right. The only way I know for a home user to reset the BIOS password is to find the jumper pins on the motherboard and set them to the clear state and remove the CMOS battery. It resets the CMOS to the default state. I have seen some boot disks which claim to be able to do this, if you can find one online, I think one might be called ERC Commander, I can't remember for sure if it will get to the CMOS or just the Windows Admin password. ERC costs some money though, it's a pro piece of troushooting software. If you can prove you own it, which might be tough since you bought it used, you might do like the other guy suggested and call Acer or the company that made the BIOS, probably either AMI or Pheniox and see if they have a backdoor password. It might be to new, I know some of the newer laptops did away with that feature for thief reasons. Also some laptops store the BIOS info on flash memory, and just taking out the battery will not clear the memory, it's like a mini hard drive, it doesn't need power to keep the info, in that case the only way is to find the jumper pins.

Answer 3

lol so you forgot your password... sorry oj... You need to start windows in safe mode if you can and reset it using CMD. This only works on the older model... so before 2006/2007. If this doesn't work my suggestion would be to throw it on the floor and stamp on it untill you feel better... lol

Answer 4

Reboot the machine and hit the F8 (or F2) key to enter "Setup". This is your BIOS. Find the password function and change it.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You will have to call ACER, prove that you own the machine, and ask them for a master code.

Answer 7

Thx for the answers, greatly appreciated