Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:27:02 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> To: williamdwoods@etrademail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Kinda a freebsd question........ Message-ID: <199908131527.KAA91877@beowulf.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <19990813151254.28553.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net> References: <19990813151254.28553.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net>
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williamdwoods@etrademail.com writes: > 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? > Check your motherboard manual. There is usually a jumper location which, when shorted, gives the motherboard instant amnesia and resets things to the BIOS defaults (and eliminates the password). If you do this, it would not hurt to run fdisk and write down all the information about the IDE disks that you can determine there; also print out the dmesg output. All this to be sure that FreeBSD's idea of the geometry of the disks matches up before/after amnesia time. And don't forget to take a backup before you proceed. > 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 > <http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;529426;3450871;l?http://www.transamericafunds.com/legal.html>. > ************************************************************ > > 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 -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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