From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 16 16:30: 5 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from fellspt.charm.net (fellspt.charm.net [199.0.70.29]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA81914E06 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:29:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dutch@charm.net) Received: from charm.net (coretel-115-156.charm.net [209.143.115.156]) by fellspt.charm.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA21401; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:26:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <37B438EB.B96F976D@charm.net> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:25:31 -0400 From: Dutch Collins X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: williamdwoods@etrademail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kinda a freebsd question........ References: <19990813151254.28553.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 > > ********************************************************* > Our funds have Star Power. Explore our site and share your > investment ideas and real-life experiences. > Find the Transamerica Premier Fund that's right for you. Visit > . > ************************************************************ > > It's time for E*TRADE (SM) > Get your free @etrademail.com address at http://www.etrade.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message