ACER LAPTOP

[theG]

model - aspire 1670

pheonix bios.

ok so i got a pretty nice laptop which my friend thinks is dead, but i know just needs formatting, unfortunately he has password protected the bios, (i think it was him) and he dont remember the password!!

i need to boot from cd rom to reinstall windows!! it wont let me in, ive tried the standard "password" and "pheonix" etc... but to no avail??

[stang8118]

The only way i know of, is by taking out the CMOS battary for about an hour or so to reset it.

[theG]

i cant even find the damn battery!!

its a laptop remember....

[Crana]

You'll have to take it apart to get to the CMOS battery, which could be complicated.

[theG]

it most certainly is, ive been at it all afternoon, to no avail...

[sno.lcn]

They should have disassembly instructions or a shop manual on their website. I have one for my dell and toshiba notebooks. It gets pretty simple to do on any laptop once you do it a few times.

Try this link:
http://www.laptoprepairguy.com/laptop/category/laptop-service-manual/
It links to somewhere else that has a link to download the manual for your laptop, which is here:
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/downloadsm/10209/ACER_ACER%20Aspire%201670.html

*Edit: Also, there should be a backdoor bios password. I forget which ones acer uses but if I find my list I'll post back and let you know :p

*Edit: Here's a small list, but I'm not sure if any of them are right or if they will work for your notebook.
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/biosp.htm
I'll keep looking for my list though.

[mdcomp]

Belongs here in the Laptops Section...
:cool:

Matt

[ozzlo]

On dell notebooks if you remove all sources of power (ac and battery) and hold down the power button for 30-60 seconds it does a cmos reset... you should give that a try just in case Acer was smart enough to do something like this... it would definatelly spare you from taking the lappy apart...