RE: [OT] Clearing a BIOS password
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>From: Michael Heironimus [mailto:mkh01@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:38 PM
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Re: [OT] Clearing a BIOS password
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>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
>
The jumpers are usually a different color then the rest (black), I've seen red/blue jumpers used, and the jumper is /normally/ close to the battery.
Vince Hillier
vdh@plutonium.homeunix.com
http://plutonium.homeunix.com
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