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In article <5357@rosie.NeXT.COM> amm@NeXT.COM (Alan M. Marcum) writes:
> So, if you need to eliminate the hardware password, remove the
> battery and wait until the capacitors discharge (which might take
> a couple of hours).  Realize this will also clear out any other
> parameters stored in the NVRAM, such as the boot command.

This technique should work, but if you don't have a couple of hours to wait,  
you can place a short across the battery terminals (by using a short piece of  
wire) after removing the battery. This should remove any residual charge that  
happens to be floating around. We do this in the lab all the time. We also use  
static protection straps (i.e. don't remove the cover of your system unless  
you're sure that you've taken adequate precautions against electro-static  
discharge (ESD). ESD can severely damage many of the components contained  
inside your system. Grounding kits are quite inexpensive, and certainly much  
less than a new computer :-)

  --Bob

Bob_Beckwith@NeXT.COM
Digital Hardware Engineering
NeXT Computer, Inc.
900 Chesapeake Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063 USA