Re: how to override/reset a BIOS password?

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From: Greg Small
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 00:00

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If you can locate the battery on the main board. Pull this out and wait a few
minutes, this should reset everything on it.

Greg.

Tony Cooper wrote:

> Des Bromilow wrote:
>
> > hi,
> > typical story... I got a motherboard with a BIOS password set on it but
> > the previous owner doesn't know what the password is.
> >
> > Does "Discharging the CMOS" remove or reset the BIOS password?
> > if so, does AMIBIOS have a default password it defaults to when reset?
> >
> > Thanks
> > des bromilow
> >
> > email des.bromilow@citec.com.au or desbromilow@usa.net
>
> yes ami bios does have a password :)
> how much will you give me if i tell you it <grin>
> from memory it was ami
> gb

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