bios password

Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the bios
reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in the
reset position?

TIA

How to Bypass BIOS Passwords
http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm

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"Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the
> bios reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in
> the reset position?
>
> TIA
>

"Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the
> bios reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in
> the reset position?
>
> TIA
>

In case anyones interested I found what I was looking for here
http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bios/bios_password.htm

If machine is bootable you can use the following:
Start a Cmd prompt
Invoke Debug
-o 70 2e
-o 71 FF
-q
*o is the letter O (Octal value), not the numeral Zero.

"Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OLSOh.1311$%g3.514@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk. ..
>> Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the
>> bios reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper
>> in the reset position?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>
> In case anyones interested I found what I was looking for here
> http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bios/bios_password.htm
>

"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> If machine is bootable you can use the following:
> Start a Cmd prompt
> Invoke Debug
> -o 70 2e
> -o 71 FF
> -q
> *o is the letter O (Octal value), not the numeral Zero.
>
Very misleading.
The o command stands for output not octal.
The first number (70) is the port number in hexadecimal.
The second number (2e) is the value, also in hexadecimal,
that will be written to the specified port.

Thanks for the correct - It's obvious I'm no programmer.

"John" <noaddress@noaddress.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:uvu43CjcHHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> If machine is bootable you can use the following:
>> Start a Cmd prompt
>> Invoke Debug
>> -o 70 2e
>> -o 71 FF
>> -q
>> *o is the letter O (Octal value), not the numeral Zero.
>>
> Very misleading.
> The o command stands for output not octal.
> The first number (70) is the port number in hexadecimal.
> The second number (2e) is the value, also in hexadecimal,
> that will be written to the specified port.
>
>

Peter wrote:
> Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the bios
> reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in the
> reset position?
>
> TIA
>
>


Simply follow the instructions provided by the computer's manufacturer.
There are many different BIOS manufacturers, and they use differing
methods.


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On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:33:34 GMT, "Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:

>Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the bios
>reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in the
>reset position?
>
>TIA
>

Why are you asking here? This has nothing to do with the OS!

"NoConsequence" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:33:34 GMT, "Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the
>>bios
>>reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in the
>>reset position?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>
> Why are you asking here? This has nothing to do with the OS!
>

I cant think of an OS that doesn't use a bios, so why not?

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:32:19 GMT, "Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:

>
>"NoConsequence" <none@none.net> wrote in message
>news:l8so039jrkop6lcb241o188o2l3gisgrv8@4ax.com.. .
>> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:33:34 GMT, "Peter" <bloke@@blueyonder.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone know how to erase a lost bios password? Will simply shorting the
>>>bios
>>>reset jumper do it, or do I need to restart the pc with the jumper in the
>>>reset position?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>
>> Why are you asking here? This has nothing to do with the OS!
>>
>
>I cant think of an OS that doesn't use a bios, so why not?
>
Maybe because what he is asking about occurs before the computer even
looks for the OS? The question is out of place here.