On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:10:58 +1100, Andr�s Keszei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 14:11, Deep Thinker wrote: > > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:57:38 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Removing the CMOS battery isn't always easy on laptops. Also, most > > > laptop hard drives offer a feature of setting a password on the drive > > > itself. > > > > I figured as much. That is why, if at all possible, I would much > > rather not have to take the machine apart. > > The BIOS is a PhoenixBIOS but I am not sure which version. Searching > > online I found several sites that tell me about 'backdoor' passwords > > to bypass this. The only one I found for Phoenix is 'phoenix'. Anyone > > else have any ideas? > > > > Thanks for everyones suggestion. > > What I found involves taking the thing apart. At the link below, you'll > find detailed info on that too. Hope it helps. > http://www.compaq.com/athome/support/msgs/1255-1275/ponpass.html > cheers > Andras > -- > Linux User #245991
Yep. I ended up having to take the thing apart. Talk about a pain in the @55! I have one very small screw and one somewhat small screw in the top drawer of my desk. No idea where they are/were supposed to go, but I can get on my new machine running win98SE. Turns out to be an AMD K6/2 233MHz machine with 128 MB RAM and a whopping 4GB Hard Drive. Anyone care to take a guess as to what my next post will be? (HINT: Does anyone know what use this machine could possibly have ?) -- d33p th1nk3r
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