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Bios password
Name: Cardman Date: March 29, 2001 at 09:07:18 Pacific
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I have a bios password on an old computer. I want to know how to get by it or take it off without removing the cmos battery. please email me
Name: Mike Date: March 29, 2001 at 11:52:42 Pacific
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If you know the password, then just use the cahnge password option in the bios setup and leave the new password blank. If you do not know the old one, you have to either remove the battery, or find the jumper that resets the password on the mother board.
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Response Number 2
Name: elke Date: March 31, 2001 at 18:43:19 Pacific
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find the jumper on the motherboard get a print out from the motherbord from the internet www.windrivers.com or any info. that you got from the motherbord where the jumper ist. Then take the jumper out and boot up the PC you will get a message on the screen after that turn of you PC and put the jumper back on that is ery important that you do that. good luck!!!
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Response Number 3
Name: Caballero Date: June 7, 2001 at 00:23:07 Pacific
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Help please, My name is Daniel, i from Jihlava in Czech Republick. I have Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG my PC desk is CT-6WIV and please i will PASSWORD in BIOS. P.S. Battery no!
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Response Number 4
Name: Caballero Date: June 7, 2001 at 00:24:05 Pacific
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Help please, My name is Daniel, i from Jihlava in Czech Republick. I have Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG my PC desk is CT-6WIV and please i will PASSWORD in BIOS. P.S. Battery no!
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Response Number 5
Name: roman Date: June 15, 2001 at 01:35:54 Pacific
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i have a laptop Grid with installed bios password.But i dont know it.bios Phoenix 3.0 I need universal passwords for this bios. HELP!!!
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Response Number 6
Name: piotr Date: August 2, 2001 at 03:24:05 Pacific
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J looking for password for Award ModularBios6.00 PG
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Response Number 7
Name: LovE:)sTaR Date: August 15, 2001 at 00:59:41 Pacific
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I'm looking for password for Award ModularBios6.0
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Response Number 8
Name: David Date: August 18, 2001 at 18:18:29 Pacific
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Hello Everybody!
I got a laptop with password on BIOS
PhoenixBIOS Ver. 0213 Version 4.0 Relase 6.0
Does anybody know how to get over it?? I can run any OS but I wanna enable few things ad I can't do it at the moment.
Thanks!
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Response Number 9
Name: David Date: August 18, 2001 at 18:19:41 Pacific
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Need password for PhoenixBIOS 4, Relase 6, V0213
I got a laptop with password on BIOS
PhoenixBIOS Ver. 0213 Version 4.0 Relase 6.0
Does anybody know how to get over it?? I can run any OS but I wanna enable few things ad I can't do it at the moment.
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