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POWER ON PASSWORD
Name: ERICA Date: August 1, 2000 at 20:13:20 Pacific
Comment:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS I AM TRYING TO MY COMPUTER DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM TRYING TO KEEP MY SISTER OFF MY COMPUTER SHE LIKES TO CHANGE THINGS ON IT. I HAVE A COMPAQ PRESARIO MODEL # 7922 IF YOU CAN HELP ME IN ANYWAY I WOULD BE GRATEFUL.
Name: mr o Date: August 2, 2000 at 01:29:32 Pacific
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wierd i understood more about the post from the subject than from the message content.
you need to get into the bios somehow (press del or f2 or f10 etc) to reach the bios after a reset. there should be an option to set the system password, either on entering the bios or on switching on the machine.
There may be something wrong with your CapsLock or Shift keys.
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Response Number 3
Name: Darkshadeau Date: August 4, 2000 at 12:40:23 Pacific
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My ShIfT kEy KeEp'S tOgGlInG oN aNd OfF. HOW DO I FIX IT? OOPS, NOW MY CAPSLOCK KEY IS STUCK ON TOO!
But seriously, common BIOS manufacturers and corresponding keystrokes to enter setup:
Award: Ctrl+Alt+Esc or Del Phoenix: Ctrl+Alt+S or Ctrl+Alt+Esc AMI: Del Zenith: Ctrl+Alt+Ins IBM: Ctrl+Alt+Ins, F1, or Reference Diskette Compaq: F1 or F10 Dell: Ctrl+Alt+Enter or Del NEC: F1 or F10
-Darkshadeau
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Response Number 4
Name: Greg Date: August 7, 2000 at 04:10:48 Pacific
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Many ComPaq Laptops use a System Disk to change settings or to set bootup password. Do a search on www.compaq.com to find drivers & utitities available for your model.
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Response Number 5
Name: steve quick Date: January 19, 2001 at 14:00:02 Pacific
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i have a ibm thinkpad 755c and i need a power on password,i cant get any further than the 2 beeps and then it gives me the padlock symbol and i have to enter a password that i have forgetton, is there someone out there that can help me. if so email me please
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