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Bios password
Name: reader01 Date: June 24, 2007 at 14:15:11 Pacific OS: win98 CPU/Ram: 64 Product: dell
Comment:
I put a password in for my BIOS, but now I can`t remember the password!
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: June 24, 2007 at 14:20:05 Pacific
Reply:
As long as it's not a laptop you can probably jump the CLEAR CMOS jumper to clear all the settings. Sometimes they'll be a separate password clear jumper. Some of the older Intel boards had a jumper to enable/disable the password. I'm sure the manual will explain how to do it.
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Response Number 2
Name: purplegeo Date: June 24, 2007 at 14:27:38 Pacific
Reply:
If you cant find the jumpers on you’re computer then their should be a small watch like battery on the motherboard, remove that for about 2 minutes and then put it back in, that should clear the password.. but yea thats only going to work if you have a desktop computer...
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: June 24, 2007 at 15:23:24 Pacific
Reply:
To add to response #2 you must have the computer unplugged or the PSU switched off when performing this procedure.
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Response Number 4
Name: reader01 Date: June 24, 2007 at 15:31:37 Pacific
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Can anyone tell me where the heck the CLEAR CMOS jumpers would be? (Thank you, DAVEINCAPS!)
Thanks!
dellano
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: June 24, 2007 at 15:47:08 Pacific
Reply:
It is ONE 2 pin jumper over 2 of 3 pins in a row. Should say clr cmos next to it. Sometimes located near the battery, but not necessarily. Move the jumper to the clear position momentarily while the power is completely off and then restore to the original position. The battery is a flat silver quarter sized battery that looks like an oversized watch battery.
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Response Number 6
Name: reader01 Date: June 24, 2007 at 16:03:52 Pacific
Name: sky42 Date: July 1, 2007 at 05:12:41 Pacific
Reply:
Warning! I just downloaded KillCMOS from the U.S. mirror site and got a virus!:-(
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Response Number 11
Name: OtheHill Date: July 1, 2007 at 06:04:04 Pacific
Reply:
sky42
Killcmos is identified by most AV progs as a virus. It isn't a virus.
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Response Number 12
Name: sky42 Date: July 3, 2007 at 04:24:19 Pacific
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Interesting, because as soon as I started to save KillCMOS, AVG popped up a warning and so I put the suspect file in quarranteen. When I looked at the file it was listed as a trojan! Anyway, I decided not to mess with it. All I probably would have done was delete an important CMOS entry anyway!
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Response Number 13
Name: OtheHill Date: July 3, 2007 at 05:56:24 Pacific
Reply:
KillCMOS works by resetting the CMOS to default settings. It is safe to use. If you aren't comfortable with it then use one of the TWO other suggestions above.
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