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| Thread ID: 66620 | 2006-03-01 21:06:00 | PC Company Bios password | nmcelwee (5713) | Press F1 |
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| 434869 | 2006-03-01 21:06:00 | I have a 5 year old PC company PC that I'm trying to add a new 160G HD and Windows 2000 too. My problem is that I can't get it to boot from the CD drive and would like to alter the boot settings in the bios only its password protected! Does any one know what the PC Company used as the Bios password? I am hoping it was a standard password for all their PCs. Thanks for any help Noel |
nmcelwee (5713) | ||
| 434870 | 2006-03-01 21:15:00 | reset the bios | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 434871 | 2006-03-01 21:43:00 | The standard is no password - so somebody has put a password on. To reset you need to read your motherboard booklet to find out which jumper is used to reset the CMOS settings. I think most systems warn you to unplug your system unit when you do this. | johnd (85) | ||
| 434872 | 2006-03-03 02:48:00 | Some BIOS's have a manufacturers default (backdoor) password. Do a Google search on: "manufacturers backdoor password to access the BIOS" Good Luck |
ManUFan (7602) | ||
| 434873 | 2006-03-03 03:01:00 | Worst case - Unplug the PC, and pull the bios battery for 10 min. This usually resets most bios passwords. Look for the reset jumper first. -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 434874 | 2006-03-03 03:06:00 | After using the battery trick, make sure you explicitly set up for "no password", and save the BIOS settings. Sometimes that memory remembers the old password after a rest. This can be disconcerting. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 434875 | 2006-03-03 08:08:00 | You could try some of these www.uktsupport.co.uk but the easiest way would probably be to pull the battery or use the jumper |
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