From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 13 9:37:52 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sign.chg.ru (sign.chg.ru [193.233.46.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93DCC14BD2 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:37:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fbsdmail@sign.chg.ru) Received: from localhost (fbsdmail@localhost) by sign.chg.ru (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id UAA68414; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:36:40 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from fbsdmail@sign.chg.ru) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:36:40 +0400 (MSD) From: Subscriber to freebsd-questions To: williamdwoods@etrademail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: BIOS password (was: Kinda a freebsd question........) In-Reply-To: <19990813151254.28553.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 13 Aug 1999 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 > You should read motherboard manual, of course. There is a special jumper on motherboard that resets the BIOS. But if you haven't manual you can try to detach BIOS battery.( I have used this trick once when I was unable to get manual). If your battery is not solder, it is usually possible to detach one contact. Andrew. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message