On 2026-09-14, David Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, this is one of the approaches I have found on the internet. >> >> Other approaches, 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 but unknown BIOS >> password doesn't seem to be listed as one of the causes for doing >> this [4] > > I don't know the search terms by which you reached [4], but it seems > natural not to self-advertise how to circumvent your own security, > even when googling gives people recipes for doing just that.
If you search 'unknown BIOS password Acer 5 laptop' you are presented with a number of promising possibilities. When the same is true looking for 'how to subvert a SHA-256 hash before the projected end of the universe, like maybe next week', we're in deep trouble.
