-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark L. Kahnt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 7:35 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [OT] Clearing a BIOS password > >On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 21:38, nate wrote: >> Mark L. Kahnt said: >> > Anyone remember how to clear a password on a BIOS? >> >> this is very vendor specific, some bios's have backdoor passwords >> too. >> >> >> > Yeah, it's all complicated - simply put, I need to clear the BIOS >> > password, and I've forgotten the normal trick (other than removing the >> > battery and disconnecting the power supply, and hoping the CMOS is >static >> > RAM rather than EEPROM - which one guy I know used a number of years >back >> > for his garage-built line of boxes.) >> >> this is what I would do, I've never seen it not work. most boards >> also have a jumper that you can switch to clear it as well(no need >> to disconnect power or battery). >> >> the first motherboards I worked on was in 486DX2 era, perhaps earlier >> boards were different. >> >> nate > >It's an AMI on a machine installed only two years ago (I did the >install,) so I presume that the board itself is probably 2 1/2 years >old. I can see the battery, although it involves yanking two cards (it >is tucked in between the top PCI and the AGP card connectors.) I have >not seen any sign of a manual for the motherboard - my luck is that it >is on one of the CDs buried deep in some directory in a PDF file :( > >I just want to get his key data backed up, figure out how to get Windows >restored, defrag, repartition, and get Linux and GRUB installed, and >then pray that he proves to be naturally adept at KDE or GNOME (he did >catch on to many things quickly, only uses this box for email and >browsing, and took a course on computer basics, including actually >learning what "binary" means.) >-- >Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP >ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting >Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Try the motherboard manufacturer's site. They usually have the motherboard manuals available online, in pdf format. The jumper to reset the bios should be located /near/ the battery, /should/. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0 (Build 349) Beta iQA/AwUBPdnipkBtW3tWqkVxEQJ99ACg9eWLFQoS8YGRPDLCR4uMhXAZ944An19z Cq9xVi+5saxkOhcot9gpQ+Ft =E7sg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
