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| 41592 | 2002-04-03 11:39:00 | Hi People My friend has bought a new soundcard to replace his onboard one. When trying to install it,his BIOS turned out to have a password.The manufacturer told him they never ship with a p/w. Goodness knows how it got there.Is there any way to read or circumvent it? thanks for any help ! cheers Pete |
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| 41593 | 2002-04-03 20:55:00 | there should be a bios jumper on your friends motherboard which clears your cmos. Read the motherboard manual for help. | Guest (0) | ||
| 41594 | 2002-04-04 02:12:00 | Peter, it's not a bad idea to give some tiny hint about the system, such as perhaps is the BIOS from AWARD, AMI, or some other. :-) Try these first. www.wi2600.org I've worked on quite a few computers which had Award's default SW_AWARD password. Cheers, Alan Carpenter |
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| 41595 | 2002-04-04 02:35:00 | You could always take the battery off the main motherboard for about ten minutes or so. This will clear the password. |
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| 41596 | 2002-04-04 03:53:00 | But remember to unplug the power cord too ... ATX power supplies are 'never' off. There is a trickle supply to the motherboard, and LAN cards, internal modems, and the 'power switch'. But there is usually a jumper to do the job --- and Compaq and IBM boxes often have a label on the inside of the cover which tells you where to look. |
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