Re: how to override/reset a BIOS password?

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From: beejay
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 00:00

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jumper or remove your battery
 will reset the bios but you
will need to restore all the settings. visit my home page at
http://white.aljan.com.au/~rodgers
 in the "tips and trix" section. i have
some passes that often work there or in a link from there.
regards,
beejay
Des Bromilow wrote in message <355A1B9B.60EA@usa.net>...
>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

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From: "beejay" <beejay@cyberdude.com>
Subject: Re: how to override/reset a BIOS password?
Date: 1998/05/14
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