Re: [OT] Clearing a BIOS password
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> Anyone remember how to clear a password on a BIOS? I've got a box from a
> client that has stopped booting from CD, and this client is ready to
> move to dual-booting but this is his main desktop box and it needs some
> cuffing around the BIOS. The password was put on by the vendor of the
> box, who then went broke three months later. I need to get Windows
> working (certain key files were clobbered by yet another virus -
> including explorer.exe - likely others, but I'm finding them
> one-at-a-time) to at least extract some key data before re-partitioning,
> and currently, for some strange reason, Windows can't see the cd-rom at
> all (while 2DiskXWin does, so I know that the hardware is okay - only M$
> is $crewed ;)
>
Remove the battery.
Oliver
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