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: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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