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In article <1992Nov23.180751.24906@PacBell.COM> jcwasik@srv.PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) writes:
>In an article (Brian Fritz/ ADVISOR Russell (MAE)) writes:
>>I thought it was strange that someone would put a password on a
>>computer and then forget the password.  Well, it turns out that a friend
>>who I work with has played a prank on me and now I can't get in my
>>PC...is there any way to erase the password by removing the cmos chip
>>or something??
>
>AMI suggests to remove the batteries from inside your PC and leave the
>machine without any power for at least 30 minutes.  Hope this helps...

If your motherboard has a CLR-CMOS jumper then you can clear the CMOS (and the
password) much faster.  Just short out the jumper for a few seconds and you 
should be in business.  

I hope you know your hard drive type/parameters though...all CMOS (not just the
password) is zeroed by this method (and by the battery removal method as well).

Harry
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