Hi. I am currently owning an Acer aspire 5 a515-51G for about 7-8months. I bought it used and it was in a good condition.The problem is,I recently found that the BIOS is locked by a password. I wanted to install Linux and the laptop wasn't booting from the USB stick, I have figured out that I need fo turn on a feature in the BIOS that is responsible for showing the boot menu by pressing F12.That's when I discovered It is locked. I have looked up online and the only way outs are :
by shorting some pins called the CMOS Jumper,but I have to get the service manual for the laptop motherboard (which I couldn't find).
by removing the CMOS battery that is powering the BIOS for a periode of time.
You can see this video that summaries these :
https://youtu.be/scpy4jH6HY4 Another way can be found in this tutorial:
https://youtu.be/0lxwvCu8XJc I tried it,the website gave me an unlock password for the code provided to me in the unlock screen,but it says its incorrect when I type it. The unlock password can be easily obtained from an Acer service,but I have found other people facing the same problem and Acer employees always advice them to go to the nearest Acer Authorized repair service.There is no one in the area where I live.
Can someone provide me with the service guide for the motherboard please?
Can you please help me get through this?
