Guide to remove BIOS password of Acer computer (Both Laptop & Desktop).

Guide to remove BIOS password of Acer computer (Both Laptop & Desktop).


BIOS password remove alternatives:

1. Reset Password BIOS via Backdoor BIOS Password.
2. Reset Password BIOS via Software.
3. Reset Password BIOS via hardware.
4. Reset Password BIOS via default manufacturers.


OK, here is my guide to Remove Acer Bios password computer via Software. This has been done on testing machine Laptop Acer Aspire 3620/ Travel Mate 2420. Anyway, I'm not sure it will work on every Acer PC/Laptop so just consider to do at your own risk, I’m not responsible for any damages caused by this guide.

As we know most of Acer computer (Laptop & Desktop) allow us to setup BIOS in Microsoft Windows (9x/XP/Vista) environment. Great, this is the powerful that help us to remove the BIOS password cuz all we know if we enter Setup Utility at the boot time we have only three times of filling the password and if all wrong then the system will halt.

The program helps us to enter Acer BIOS setup in Microsoft Windows is “Acer eSettings Management” which comes with the CD when we buy Acer PC/Laptop. If you lost the CD then just come to Acer website to download the program.

Before you can install “Acer eSettings Management” you have to install program called: “Acer Empowering Technology” so you’d better to download both of them from Acer website and install & restart your computer to be ready for the job. Here is the link of Acer website, just come there and sellect right series/model of your computer to download these programs:

ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com

or

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com

Another one program is also very important we will need called: “CmosPwd” - CmosPwd is a cmos/bios password recovery tool. CmosPwd is under GNU Public License. You can freely distribute it. It can be compiled under Dos, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.

Download it here:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/cmospwd-5.0.zip

Guide to install CmosPwd and remove password:

1. Download & extract to a folder. I put it in drive D like this: d:\ cmos
2. To work on cmos memory, ioperm need to be installed and running. ioperm gives direct port I/O access for specified ports to user-mode process (ring 3) using Ke386SetIoAccessMap and Ke386IoSetAccessProcess kernel functions.

Log on to Windows as Administrator priviledges and do as follow: (see picture):

a. Click Start-->Run: type CMD hit Enter on your keyboard.
b. now us the CD command of Dos to come to d:\cmos\windows. (here is: d: hit enter; cd cmos hit enter; cd windows hit enter).
c. when you are already in d:\cmos\windows in drive D then: type “ioperm.exe –i” hit enter.
d. to start ioperm service: type “net start ioperm” hit enter.
e. ok, type: “Cmospwd_win.exe /k” hit enter, we will see:

1 - Kill cmos
2 - Kill cmos (try to keep date and time)
0 - Abort
Choice :

Type 1 and hit Enter to clear cmos.



Works with the following BIOS also:

* ACER/IBM BIOS
* AMI BIOS
* AMI WinBIOS 2.5
* Award 4.5x/4.6x/6.0
* Compaq (1992)
* Compaq (New version)
* IBM (PS/2, Activa, Thinkpad)
* Packard Bell
* Phoenix 1.00.09.AC0 (1994), a486 1.03, 1.04, 1.10 A03, 4.05 rev 1.02.943, 4.06 rev 1.13.1107
* Phoenix 4 release 6 (User)
* Gateway Solo - Phoenix 4.0 release 6
* Toshiba
* Zenith AMI









f. run the Acer eSettings Management program: start-->program-->Acer Empower Technology-->Acer eSettings Management.



g. now come to the: Bios Password to see: if you still see password enable, that means we fail but if we see they are Disable so we are done. Remember if we success remove password then we have to create a password for it and then remove it and click Apply to save to cmos memory. This is very important because sometimes we see it Disable but when reboot the computer they are Enable again cuz the password is still in the CMOS.




That’s all, good luck & don’t forget to set an easy password later.

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Samsung I9103 Galaxy R - Full Specifications

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There are plenty of Smartphones available in the market in which Samsung has huge share of their Galaxy series of phones. In those Galaxy series of handsets Galaxy Note and Galaxy S2 are the flagship products by the company. It released feature full, premium design and affordable Samsung Galaxy R I9103 which joins the Galaxy line of Smartphones from Samsung. The Operating System being used here is Android v2.3 and you can root Samsung Galaxy R I9103 with Gingerbread to get more features, and it is powered by a 1 GHz dual core ARM Cortex A9 processor that helps in multitasking and efficient Web browsing. Multitasking helps you to use many applications at a time. This Smartphone promises great entertainment too.

Key Features of Samsung Galaxy R I9103:

• 4.2 Inches LCD Capacitive Touch Screen Display
• 5MP Camera Autofocus, LCD Flash
• 1GHz ARM Cortex -A9 processor
• FM Radio with RDS
• 1024 MB RAM, Micro SD, Upto 32 GB
• Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Music Player/ Video Player

Samsungs new TouchWiz UI is used in the gadget has pan, tilt as well as drag and drop technology features. Galaxy R I9103 is has a SC-LCD capacitive 4.2 inches (quite bigger!) touch screen display with a resolution of 480X800 pixels with a scratch-resistant glass. AllShare technology is used in this DLNA certified gadget by which you can connect any DLNA supported TV and Laptop wirelessly with the I9103 and share your videos, photos and music files from your Samsung Smartphone. In short it is possible to transfer data wirelessly without any extra application to be installed. This feature of the Samsung Galaxy R I9103 seems to be really interesting.

Excluding the touch screen display and the operating system that is being used, this slim and lightweight handset has a 5MP Camera Autofocus with LED Flash which features a maximum resolution of 2560X1920. The image quality is commendable but it can be improved if Samsung pays bit more attention to it. With the LED flash it is possible to shoot scenes at dim light too. It also supports FM Radio with RDS. There is no shortage of space as you can expand storage space up to 32 GB using micro SD card. There is also a Music Player and a Video Player which supports various formats.

The Samsung Galaxy R I9103 also has the common Galaxy features like the GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 and Bluetooth. The battery installed is a Li-ion (1650mAh) that gives a talk time of around 22 hours in the 2G networks and up to 9 hours in the 3G network. Hence this Smartphone is for those, who thinks Galaxy Note or Galaxy S2 is not affordable for them. You will get good features with a pocket friendly price of Rs. 22,000 in India and $450 in US approximately. What is your opinion on this gadget? Do you want to go for it or want to go for a higher version of the Galaxy series Smartphones? Moreover, custom Android Ice Cream update for Samsung Galaxy R I9103 is also available (but not official!) to enjoy the latest UI and many more features of Android’s newest software. Have a say in the comments field below.

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I have a great news for both Ubuntu & Android lovers. Canonical has announced a new product called Ubuntu for Android that will bring the popular Linux distribution to high-end Android smartphones. The product consists of a complete Ubuntu desktop experience that is intended to be installed on the device alongside the standard Android environment. Users will be able to run Ubuntu from their phone when they plug the device into a dock that connects to a keyboard and monitor. The underlying concept is similar to that of the WebTop environment that Motorola ships on the Atrix handset and other devices.
The new Ubuntu variant runs on top of the Android kernel and is designed to work well on devices with dual-core ARM CPUs. Unlike Motorola's Ubuntu-based WebTop environment, Ubuntu for Android brings a much more complete desktop stack with a number of popular applications. It also provides more comprehensive integration with the Android environment on the user's phone. The default application stack includes the Chromium Web browser, the Thunderbird e-mail client, the Gwibber social networking program, the VLC video player, and a selection of other software. The environment includes a unified contact system that will make the user's Android address book fully accessible in the Ubuntu environment. It can also detect the social network accounts that the user has configured in Android and automatically enable them in Gwibber. Further details can be found Here

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Advantages and Disadvantages of  Windows 8 OS

Microsoft Released Windows 8 Developer Preview on September 2011, at that time I didn’t had enough time to try it.
After a period of About 5 months I finally tried Windows 8 Developer version in my Vaio, and decided to write an article about Windows 8 PROS and CONS.

PROS and CONS

Windows 8 is a new OS developed by microsoft and still haven’t yet released in the market, but it’s developer preview version has already been released. After trying that version I have marked out some Advantages and Disadvantages of Windows 8 Operating system. 
This information is subject to change. I Had basically collect these information from the internet. I have no machines running windows 8 :P
Below are some of them:

PROS

1. Task manager is superb
2. Super Fast Bootup.
3. Clean and elegant look.
4. Rss App is Nice.
5. Metro UI is so awesome for touch enabled devices.
6. Compatible with old Windows 7 softwares.
7. HTML5 based apps mean easy virtualization over networks.
8. Simple Social Network and Syncing Integration.
9. Upcoming App Store will help bring more innovative apps to this platform.
10. Touch Friendly IE is fun to use. But no flash support for that! :/

CONS

1. Apps don’t really close in Metro UI, they are suspended after a certain interval of idleness.
2. Since the Apps are based on scripting languges, it consumes more resources.
3. Power user will miss the main menu.
4. Snapping is buggy
5. Metro UI is awesome for touch, and sometimes feels clumsy without it. The gestures are generally not intuitive using a mouse.

Hope You all get it wht all i am saying. Well We all are keen waiting for its official release Which would be in third quarter of 2012.

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