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Re: [OT] Clearing a BIOS password



On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 09:17:24PM -0500, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> 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.)

Most PC motherboards have a jumper to reset the BIOS to defaults. Now,
finding that jumper is sometimes a little difficult.... It may be marked
in the manual or on a sticker inside the case, though.

-- 
Michael Heironimus



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