cmos setup password

[tombozgani]

Hi,
I have fogotten my cmos set utility passward. I've tried all the alternatives that you have provided but non seem to work. Is they anorther way that might work.

Regards,

Tombozgani.

[escyld]

You can always open the machine and reset the CMOS.

To do that, open the case, look for a small battery (looks like a watch battery) next to it you will see a 3-pin jummper with 2 covered by a 'Cap'. (not sure of the correct terminology for these things). Move the cap so the other 2 are connected for about 5 seconds then move it back.

Better yet, check the booklet that came with your MB.

- Escyld

[muchmark]

http://www.comp-air.com/vfrazee/killcmos.htm

And if the above doesn't work; take the battery out unplugged the ac and wait 48 hrs.

[userserver]

Originally posted by muchmark
http://www.comp-air.com/vfrazee/killcmos.htm Don't know if there is a problem with this site, but I downloaded killcmos from a URL mentioned in this forum and was blessed with the KillCmos trojan.

[Jimstep]

Originally posted by escyld
You can always open the machine and reset the CMOS.

To do that, open the case, look for a small battery (looks like a watch battery) next to it you will see a 3-pin jummper with 2 covered by a 'Cap'. (not sure of the correct terminology for these things). Move the cap so the other 2 are connected for about 5 seconds then move it back.

Better yet, check the booklet that came with your MB.

- Escyld

Correct terminology is "jumper". The jumper is closing the circuit on two metal pins sticking up out of the motherboard.

[userserver]

What brand of BIOS do you have (Award, Phoenix, or AMI)?

I can send you four lines of code (25 keystrokes total) that you can type in and clear the BIOS password without cracking open the case...

(old-timers found it to be a lot quicker than locating and pouring through manuals when BIOS passwords were a new fad)

I've only seen one BIOS (out of many hundreds) that couldn't be reset through software. The code does not do as thorough a job clearing NVRAM as using the jumper, but it has no trouble clearing passwords.