>>>>> Michel Verdier <[email protected]>: > On 2026-09-12, Steinar Bang wrote: > [...]
> All seems good. I am afraid you have to enter bios. > You could try to reset bios password, perhaps removing cmos battery (I > used this trick but it was a long time ago), perhaps using a jumper on > the motherboard. Search internet to find more infos about your laptop. Hm yes. The possibilities are - Intentionally lock the BIOS by typing wrong password three times and use one of the unofficial unlock generators [1], [2] (Acer washes its hand of this issue, which seems to be a common one. But... seems dodgy...? ) - Flash firmware modification, which requires a Windows installation I no longer have[3] - There seems to be two ways of draining the battery [4] But the risks of bricking a functioning laptop so far outweighs the nuisance of losing Fn... Thanks! - Steinar References: [1] <https://www.biosbug.com/acer/> [2] <https://bios-pw.org/> [3] <https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Remove+a+BIOS+Password+From+Acer+Laptops/112250> [4] <https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/75-how-to-reset-the-internal-battery-on-your-acer-laptop>
