I have an Acer Aspire One that has locked. During my conversation with Acer, I was told that if the netbook is not used for 90 days they have a hard drive & bios lock. I was told that the only way to unlock these would be to pay them for the unlock codes. This is incredible that if you don't use something you bought within a set period of time you will have to purchase something from the company to be able to use it again. I have the actual box, receipt & had registered it with Acer. Is there no other way to use this than pay them? It would almost be cheaper to just buy a brand new one. Is there anything I can do?