Re: [OFFTOPIC] BIOS Password defeat

[Peter Good <psgood@petesinternet.net>]

Most motherboards have a simple jumper to clear the CMOS memory. See if
you can find the manual on the net somewhere.


Peter.

Simon Law wrote:
> 
> Some BIOSes allow you to flush them by holding down the INS key on boot.
> However, I find the most reliable method is to deprive the CMOS of power.
> There's a little watch battery on the motherboard, if you power
> off your computer and carefully remove the battery for about 60 seconds,
> all the information in the CMOS should evapourate into the aether.  Then,
> you can put the battery back in and power on your computer again.  The
> BIOS password should now be gone and you'll have to reset all your BIOS
> settings.  Be warned, you hard disk geometry will also disappear, so you'd
> better have that information handy.  You may find it sitting on a label on
> your physical hard disk.
> 
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Ethan Pierce wrote:
> 
> > Danel, Try unplugging the unit, and removing the battery.  When you pop it back in, it should reset the defaults for the motherboard BIOS settings.