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Resetting BIOS password in Win 3.1
Name: S. Christodoulou Date: September 27, 2002 at 08:58:27 Pacific OS: Windows 3.1 CPU/Ram: unknown
Comment:
Hi,
Would anyone know how to change the BIOS password in Windows 3.1. I get a prompt on starting up my PC which says that pressing should do the trick, but doing that doesn't work!
Name: Z Furman Date: September 27, 2002 at 09:19:58 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Stelios: If someone put a password (in BIOS) for PC to boot, you can either find the dip switch on your motherboard that will re-set the BIOS information back to the original information. Or you can remove the BIOS battery (many have a flat CR 2032 battery, but some have a soldered type [looks like a short AA battery with solid wire at each end], last is a device called a Dallas which is soldered to motherboard [don't touch it]. By removing battery for a few hours, the BIOS information should return to original (default setting).
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