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Old Feb 23rd, 2009, 11:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Refurb AspireOne netbook has bios password

Hi guys,
i recently bought a refurbished Acer AspireOne notebook off tigerdirect.
they ran out of the one i ordered (120gb) and sent me a 160gb model instead, and the battery performance is great too, so im happy with my purchase.

The only downside is, that i recently found out that it has a bios password.
This doesnt prevent me from accessing the boot-device menu though (where you specify to boot off hd/flash/etc) as its a different menu.

i tried flashing the bios with a newer version but the password still seems to be there.

I only have 3 months (like 2 months left now) of warranty, and other than the bios password, the netbook is perfectly functional.

What do you guys think i should do about it?
thanks
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Old Feb 23rd, 2009, 11:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I'd suggest finding the jumper to reset it but how the hell you do that in a lappy, I dunno.

Edit: here's something.

http://www.syschat.com/how-to-reset-...aptop-418.html
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I'd suggest finding the jumper to reset it but how the hell you do that in a lappy, I dunno.
You unscrew the thing and uninstall the keyboard. Underneath that you should have access to most of the mobo.
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