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Thread ID: 49362 2004-09-17 04:00:00 Resetting BIOS how? Scattershot06 (4844) Press F1
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273114 2004-09-17 04:00:00 I forgot my BIOS password. I believe I now have to take out the jumper cables of the battery(??) or something?
Since Iv'e never done this, is this dangerous?, could anyone tell me step-by-step how to carry this task out?

Cheers,
Scattershot06 (4844)
273115 2004-09-17 04:04:00 How are you at electronics, etc? I would suggest getting a PC store to do it for you, otherwise you could cause considerable damage over something as small as removing the cmos battery.

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
273116 2004-09-17 04:04:00 You have to open the case and you'll see a battery (round) somewhere. TURN the power OFF first before u do this. Wait about 30 secs, then put it back.

Then you'll have to boot up/go into the BIOS and change the settings for whatever, then save the settings again.
Spacemannz (808)
273117 2004-09-17 04:09:00 Have a read of this (www.elfqrin.com) andrew93 (249)
273118 2004-09-17 04:28:00 > You have to open the case and you'll see a battery
> (round) somewhere. TURN the power OFF first before u
> do this. Wait about 30 secs, then put it back.
>
> Then you'll have to boot up/go into the BIOS and
> change the settings for whatever, then save the
> settings again.

You dont need to do that, most motherboard have a jumper that you switch over to reset the BIOS.
Pete O'Neil (250)
273119 2004-09-17 04:40:00 U still have to open the case to get to the jumper and still go into the BIOS after. Spacemannz (808)
273120 2004-09-17 06:03:00 OR..... adding to Andrews' post, you can try using a bios password finder program like the one from here:

www.softpedia.com
Terry Porritt (14)
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