Acer 500L - Manual (Page 76)

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1. Turn off and unplug the computer.
2. Open the computer housing and set JP3 to 1-2 (check password)
to check the password function. See Jumpers and Connectors in
Chapter 1 for the location of JP3.
3. Close your computer’s housing and reboot your system.
The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility, you must key in your
Setup password.
To remove your Setup Password:
1. Disable the Setup Password parameter in the System Security
menu by pressing the or
arrow key to select
None .
2. Press to return to the System Security menu and then press
again to exit Setup. The Exit Setup screen appears:
Exit Setup
Settings have been changed.
Do you want to save to CMOS settings?
[Yes] [No]
3. Press Yes to save your settings and exit Setup Utility. Your
previous password will be removed from CMOS.
Remember to set JP3 to 2-3 (bypass
password) because you won’t be able to
access Setup Utility if a password does not
exist and JP3 is set to 1-2 (check password).
To set JP3 to 2-3 (bypass password):
1. Turn off and unplug the computer.