Resetting an Acer Travelmate 529TXV BIOS Password

1. Face the open laptop and look at the upper center piece of plastic above the keyboard that says "Acer Travelmate."

2. Notice the two plastic ends on either side of that narrow piece of plastic.

3. Pry the two ends outward using a flat head screwdriver.

4. Lift the center piece up and out.

5. Lift the keyboard up and out.

6. Locate the seven switch keyboard switch. This is the only switch or jumper visible and is located around the center bottom of the opening under the keyboard. It is white.

7. Set switch 6 to on. This disables the BIOS password on startup.

8. Boot the computer, go into BIOS, and clear out the old password.

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