Purchased used D150...Cannot reload due to BIOS pw. Pls Hlp!

I purchased a used Aspire One D150 off Craigslist the other day, and I installed a new hard drive, but without an OS. Old HD was defective. I need to change the boot sequence in the bios to usb but the previous owner put in a Bios password. It says "Enter CURRENT password". Called the guy, he had no idea there was a pw. What are my options for bypassing or clearing this password? I would be VERY grateful for any assistance. I'm hoping there's something I can do without paying Acer, as it's not worth it. Thanks

-Frank

 

This is how one person did it.

PASSWORD
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Submitted by ROBERT GARROD (not verified) on Feb 26, 2010.

i FOUND IT ON THE BOX ON THE LEFT SIDE AS YOU LOOK AT THE TOP WITH PICTURE OF ACER.
MINE WAS 000000 (6 ZEROS)6
I FOUND ANOTHER PASSWORD WAS 111111 (6 ONES)
i GUESS IF NEITHER WORKS GO THROUGH ALL THE NUMBERS TO 9

 

I tried your suggestion, but no go. Thanks for helping nonetheless!!

 

Have you removed the CMOS battery?

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bios/bios_password.htm

 

In the D250, there are 2 solder points exposed in the wireless card expansion bay. Short those two points with a conductive material. Take out the battery first and have it unplugged .