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Date:      Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:25:31 -0400
From:      Dutch Collins <dutch@charm.net>
To:        williamdwoods@etrademail.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Kinda a freebsd question........
Message-ID:  <37B438EB.B96F976D@charm.net>
References:  <19990813151254.28553.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net>

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williamdwoods@etrademail.com wrote:
> 
> This is sort-of-related to FreeBSD. Back when I was ultra-security-paranoid and running FreeBSD on an older system, I set a bios password on my box. Months later, I need to go into bios to turn on PNP bacause I am giving the system to a charity ( I got a bigger better system), but I seem to have forgotten the BIOS password :(....
> 
> Any ideas around this?
> 
> William
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My mother board has a 2 pin header. That header with the block
on it clears the BIOS to factory defaults. It is a Shuttle / AMI BIOS
board. Some other boards may have the same feature. Check the boards
manufacture's web site.

-d


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