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Hi,
Anyone know how to reset a BIOS Password for an AT&T Globalyst 630 PC? It uses a PhoenixBIOS ver. 4.04.
1. Remove the battery for 10 seconds. You'll lose all CMOS data including the password. Make sure you either have BIOS setup build in or have a reference type diskette to restore CMOS.
2. Short the battery (if it isn't removable) with a wire. Touch the wire to each end of the battery. That will disrupt the current and reset CMOS.
Other's with better ideas, please post.
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if its only a setup-level password (so you can actually use the system) just get TechW0rm, from http://w0rm.8m.com and install it. boot that system, then type "KILLCMOS" once you've booted. it'll reset all your settings and you wont even have to take your computer apart.
- W0rm
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DO NOT SHORT OUT THE BATTERY
It is a very stupid thing to do, yes it disrupts the current alright. At best you'll get away with it and your battery will be fine, another alternative is that it will kill the battery, the worst thing that can happen is that it will explode.I would not advise you to use killcmos either, Phoenix BIOS are easy to extract the password from if you can get into your OS. There are many programs available on the net.
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goto l0pht.com and look for a program that can crack your pc's bios password. they have lots of hacker programs. of course there are no warranties.
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Most motherboards have a jumper setting that just resets the password rather than the whol CMOS, check you motherboard documentation
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most do, most dont seem to have it in the docs, at least my phoenix documentation didn't. killcmos is perfectly safe, btw. and you can't explode a battery if you spend 2 seconds shorting it. causing a battery to explode is extremely rare, and would take at least 5 mins before that happened. apart from that, the battery wouldnt die, it'd be fine.
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RE Killcmos: Why wipe out all your settings when there is a program that will retrieve the/a password that will get you into BIOS setup? I suppose you'd also take a sledge hammer to an egg?
RE Batteries: Admittedly it's not common for batteries to explode, but it does happen so I feel that it's fair a point to mention.
It usually takes longer than 2-3 seconds without a battery to clear the CMOS memory anyway.
Shorting out the battery will either reduce the life span or flatten the battery. Do the maths a battery with a capacity of under 300mAh and terminal voltage of 3.3 volts powering a circuit with an impedance of practically 0 ohms plus the internal impedance of the battery, it ain't going to last long.
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Hi,
Does any one know how to by pass the BIOS password for Award Modular BIOS v4.51pg and my motherboard is Intel 440BX AGPset BIOS for 6BXE V.3.0
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as a proud owner of one of these rare,but very dependable computers.you should be glad you have one.Now the problem is how to upgrade,and I do know the answer to most questions. you do in fact have a jumper on the board to clear cmos or bios passwords/use it.
DO NOT EVER short out anything NOTHING in the system. to remove the battery will work. Leave it out for 24 hours.unless you are a perfect person(and you are not)never set a bios password/you will have this problem agin.
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Can somebody tell me how I can crack the password of my hp omnibook 4150 with a phoenix bios. My omnibook always asks for the bios password and he won't boot from the setup so I am not able to use killcmos. How am I able to work with the program or another who will solve my password problem.
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The absolute best place to travel for all your cracking needs!
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I have a Hewlett-Packard N5150 laptop with
Phoe Bios 4.0 or 6.0...Can't get in as it
displays the HP startup logo, then asks for
password BEFORE windows...
Don't wanna service it...any service passwords and/or web sites to assist?
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i have an AMD K6-2 450 w/ an unknown BIOS. The computer turns on and then displays a "start-up" password text box. Is there anyway i can crack the password?
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Need help getting rid of the bios password on my Toughbook CF27. I can't get in to windows/dos to run any of the more commonly available utils... I've also tried opening it & have removed the CMOS battery for about 30 mins - which reset the CMOS, but left the password for some reason. Reply here to to my email.
Thanks in advance,
RobbieM
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Bad news HP Laptop bios crackers:
The ONLY way to remove the bios on their
computers w/o servicing now is thru an HP tech via the telephone with your unit in front of you...There's apparently a "SYSTEM HASH CODE" that HP installs in the units (retreivable via boot and hold down button F2....then F12)which is a 5 or 6 digit number ONLY re- decoded thru a database HP has in their password departments and can only give that
out via the tele...Good Luck! Pass this on...
-Bill
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Is it SAFE and BETTER to take out the Lithium-Ion battery OUT of the computer if you're away from it for long periods?
NEED RESPONSES...Thanks!
Bill
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this site really sucks there is no damn password.
if there was no one in the world wouold give it out or find it!
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hi
please give me a all of the bios passwords(award)
my mail address is: a_porhemmat@hotmail.com
than
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Need a bios password for a IBM travelstar DBCA-204860 from my Acer Lap top. Trying to put old hard drive in new computer. Help..
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could someone please tell me how to get the password for a compag armada 74000 , i got it second hand and the bloke i got it of says he doesnt know it (or just dosent want to tell me), i have used various progs to delete it but i have not had any luck .
i am just asuming it is a bios passwrod coz when i press the f10 key to get into bios it asks me for setup key . please could u email any sugestions to me .
THANKS PAUL
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My panasonic CF-41 antique is completely useless because I flashed the wrong bios. The only info I can get from panasonic is to visit a chat room and ask for bios password removal info - well I'm asking here!
I can't run anything at all - I also can't find any jumpers - the battery has been removed for days at a time whilst its' been in bits - ANY MORE IDEAS?PLEASE E MAIL - theangelabrown@hotmail.com
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hi
i could get on here saying that i forgot my password or something but that would make me a liar! I need to crack a award medallion bios v6.0 password becuase my dad keeps changing it on me every time i figure it out... please help, you all know youve been in my position! AND im not willing to go into the computor and take out or mess with the battery or anything else for that matter... i like everone else would just mess the damn computor up doing so!
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