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If it’s anything like the other offset trackpad ~15” acers there’s two possible passwords, the hard disk password and the user or administrator bios password. If you’re seeing the hard disk unlock screen, you need to press enter three times then use the key it gives you on bios-pw to generate the correct code. If it’s asking for a bios password to access or change the bios you need to first short the cmos jumper usually located under the ram and labeled something like jcmos or jcmos1. It’s a pair of copper pads you short together with a rock or something then remove your field expedient tool and try to boot the laptop. When you do that the unit shouldn’t ask for a password. If you still get the password check you need to run the acer clean password utility. Once I get home I’ll find a safe download link for that thing if there even is still one.
device was given to me without a hdd so i put a fresh sdd in it. is def the bios. i didn't try this jumper stuff.
there's an acer clean password util?
Check that jumper first. It’s usually under the ram. You pull the battery first, then the ram, then short those two pads together with some conductive thing, then put the ram back in, then the battery then see if there’s a password. Don’t try to short the pads with a flat head screwdriver, sometimes the pads are slightly recessed and don’t make contact at the same time. Use a paperclip like a normal person. Stay on it for five seconds.
I’ll try to chase down a “good” copy of that acer password utility.
OK, on the advice of everyone here I am willing to attempt this procedure I guess. I'm gonna give it a few days in case the password shows up first.