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Article #924Re: bios password problem (how to bypass)
From: Jon Freivald
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 22:19
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 22:19
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umfinla5@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Doug Finlayson) writes:
> I have a friend who has inadvertently added a password to the bios and
> then forgotten it. Is there an easy way to reset the bios , without
> attempting to remove the battery ?
> I don't know the bios manufacturer .
> Is there a default password for AMI bios ,for example?
Depends on the machine... If it's a Zenith, the password is stored in
N-RAM -- the only way to get the password removed is to return the
machine to an authorized Zenith repair center to have the chip replaced.
No, they will not sell the part direct... :-( (Actually, not a bad
policy, albeit a pain in the @$$.) No BIOS I know of has a "default" or
"back-door" password...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!utoday!jaflrn!jaf From: Jon Freivald <jaf@jaflrn.UUCP> Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: bios password problem (how to bypass) Message-ID: <e7sRwB1w164w@jaflrn.UUCP> Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 17:19:01 EST References: <C06z0E.F4E@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Organization: The Wizzard's Cave, East Meadow, NY Lines: 20