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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
