W.r.t the question: > A friend donated me an old Fujitsu (now Siemens?) > Ergopro X PC a few days ago. Unfortunately, the thing > has a BIOS setup password.
These links indeed got me the idea that made the thing operational again. The ErgoPro X has a jumper that is marked 'reserved' on the MB. Closing that jumper made it 're-configure' itself. Note: the BIOS password is still there; It has 'survived' all these manipulations, but the C-mos RAM has been re-loaded with 'default' values by a boot with the 'reserved jumper'. The jumper is the 2-nd from the row of jumpers at the left side of the board.. Thanks to all how have responded, I'm using the machine as a QNX 6.0 internet and ISP interface computer now. Peter Faasse > -----Original Message----- > From: Uwe Zimmermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: donderdag 24 juli 2003 15:19 > To: Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L > Subject: Re: OT: Siemens/Fuijtsu PC BIOS password? > > > Hi Peter, > > I just did one of my web searches and it appears as if you might be > lucky. Some of the ErgoPros seem to have an external jumper to disable > the password checking (how stupid is this?) > http://pq.ozersk.ru/th99/m/txt/31071.txt > http://pq.ozersk.ru/th99/m/txt/30964.txt > http://pq.ozersk.ru/th99/m/txt/33241.txt > > I'm aware that neither page matches the type number of your computer, > but it might seem worth a test... > > Uwe. > > > FPR> A friend donated me an old Fujitsu (now Siemens?) > Ergopro X PC a few days ago. > FPR> The PC is of the type type nr. X354/166-32-2.0GB, > meaning a P166 with 32 MB RAM, > FPR> 2.0 GBytes disk, but extended to 64 MBytes RAM. It's not > the latest and fastest, > FPR> but i kind of like the fact that it is a very quiet machine.. > > FPR> Unfortunately, the thing has a BIOS setup password. > Another misfortune is the > FPR> fact that the C-mos battery is dead. These Fujisu PC's > seem *not* to follow > FPR> the 'standard' to keep the BIOS password in the C-mos > RAM, but they seem to > FPR> store it 'elsewhere'. Clearing the C-mos RAM will -in > this case- not clear > FPR> the BIOS password :-( Since the C-mos RAM is unpowered, > it cannot boot, because > FPR> it needs setup info, but the setup info cannot be set > because it has a BIOS > FPR> password... Is there any way to get this machine 'unlocked'? > > FPR> bye, > > FPR> Peter Faasse > > > > > > > -- > Mit freundlichen Gr�ssen > Uwe Zimmermann > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Author: Uwe Zimmermann > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > > -- Author: Faasse, P.R. INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
