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    Problem With My Acer After BIOS Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by doggydogg, May 18, 2008.

  1. doggydogg

    doggydogg Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got a little problem with my acer aspire 5101 AWLMi ... i recently upgraded my bios to the latest version and it seems like it locked my hdd password and i can`t remove it or change it ... i can`t take it to acer since i bought it from another country ... and i don`t know what to do .... the thing is ... i know the password so i can use it no problem ... but i want to remove it because it`s stressing and i can`t since it says in bios hdd password locked ... anyone have an ideea what i could do ???
     
    doggydogg, May 18, 2008
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  2. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    On a desktop, you can open it up and remove the battery on the motherboard for about 10 minutes and it'll forget all the passwords and everything - not sure whether it works on a notebook or not though - sorry. Can someone else back me up on that before I recommend opening up the computer?
     
    mattireland, May 18, 2008
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  3. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    Can a mod please lock this thread. Upgrading a BIOS will not cause a hard drive password to become locked in place. I am sorry but even if the notebook belongs to you, here on NBR we don't discuss methods to bypass system passwords of any kind.
     
    Evolution, May 18, 2008
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  4. doggydogg

    doggydogg Notebook Enthusiast

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    but i`m not asking for a solution to bypass the password ... I ALREADY KNOW THE PASSWORD IM THE ONE THAT SET IT .... but i find it annoying to have to type it in every time i boot the system....and after the bios upgrade the option to change the password or remove it has been locked .... i was hoping there was a solution to enable it again .... i wouldn`t ask about this if i wouldn`t know the password :D .... its just iritating having to type the password every time i boot ... after the bios upgrade , the option to change or edit the password isn`t available ... it only says hdd user password locked .... :|

    LE : is there a way to downgrade the bios to default version or something ... ? so i can acces the option again ... i`m not asking for solution to bypass password only solution to acces the option again ....

    LATER LATER EDIT : ... ok ... if anybody else has this problem ...i found the fix ... after you type the hdd password ... reset the laptop and enter bios and the option will be available to change the password ... if you shut down then it won`t be available anymore until you enter it ... :) sorry for any inconvenience and for my bad englis...
     
    doggydogg, May 18, 2008
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  5. gates59

    gates59 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Go back to an older bios and see what happens.
     
    gates59, May 19, 2008
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