Acer Aspire 5560 Service Manual

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System Utilities 2-15Clearing the BIOS Passwords 01. Shut down the computer and disconnect the AC adapter and all other peripherals from thecomputer.2. Removing the battery pack and lower case cover.3. If the Mini Card slot is occupied, remove the installed wireless module.4. Locate the G1901 gap.5. Use an electrical conductivity tool to short the two contacts on the hardware gap together.6. While resting the tool on the two contacts, plug one end of the AC adapter into the DC-injack and plug one end to an electrical outlet.7. Press the button to turn on the computer.8. After the BIOS POST, remove the tool from the hardware gap.9. Reinstall the battery pack and the lower case cover.10. Turn on the computer and press F2 during bootup to access the Setup Utility. If nopassword prompt appears, the BIOS passwords have been cleared. If the promptappears, repeat steps 4-9 until the BIOS passwords have been cleared.11. Press F9 to load the system defaults.12. Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.13. If a wireless module was removed, reinstall it.