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    Acer Travelmate 5740 issue

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by furhan, Jan 1, 2011.

  1. furhan

    furhan Newbie

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    Hey!
    I just bought an Acer Travelmate 5740 (core i3) (DOS installed) when i try to switch it on for the first time, after setting language, the next screen asks me to create a password and confirm it, now the problem is when i try to type a password, nothing appears on screen, there is no input into the password field. I can't move pass this step because i press next, the setup prompts me that i need to enter a password. Now, keyboard is working fine, all the function keys are working and i have successfully manage to enter the date and time values by F2 at startup and entering BIOS.
    I need help about how can i proceed further from setting password step, i mean why can't i be able to enter a password during that step.
    Thanks in advance!
     
    furhan, Jan 1, 2011
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  2. kilara1

    kilara1 Notebook Geek

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    Maybe its like with Linux and when you type passwords you don't see * or anything,but you still type characters.So if you want to proceed just type a password(it doesn't matter that you don't see it).I doubt you will stay with DOS so you can just install Windows or Linux.
     
    kilara1, Jan 1, 2011
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  3. furhan

    furhan Newbie

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    Tried that already, didn't work. :(
     
    furhan, Jan 1, 2011
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  4. kilara1

    kilara1 Notebook Geek

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    Then just install Windows or Liunux.Why do you want to boot that DOS?
     
    kilara1, Jan 1, 2011
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    akafreak Notebook Enthusiast

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    Exactly, its much easier with windows/linux. Why do you want dos anyways? Its a shame for core i3 to run on a dos machine.
     
    akafreak, Jan 2, 2011
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