Leave the battery out over night and see if that clears the password. I
looked up 1155 and while there is a Presario by that model number, it comes
with Win XP so I doubt that is the correct number for your machine. Do you
have any of the documentation that came with the computer--bill of sale,
user guide, etc., that might give the model number? If you can get the
model number, you can use Google to try to locate info on clearing the BIOS
password on that specific model.
--
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"mike" wrote in message
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ron the computer is a compaq presario zip100
model is f-1155v/r9
serial is 1x96cly8p3ga
do you have any other ideas removeing battery didnt change nothing.
"Ron Badour" wrote:
Mike,
You cannot clean off the drive and start over because that is not where
the
BIOS password is stored. The Zip100 is probably a 100 mb Zip drive and
not
the Presario model number which I think will be a four digit number like
4774. Unless you know the BIOS password, you have to clear the BIOS with
either a jumper switch on the motherboard or by removing the battery.
Post
the model number back here if you can find it.
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"mike" wrote in message
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hi ron its mike
the computer is a compaq presario zip100 with windows 98, ive looked
everywhere for this battery,can not find it nowhere.
one person said it might be out of memorey??
is there any way of clearing every thing and starting over?? orr am i
just
stuck.
seems to me there has to be a way to get on this com??
thanks if there any thing else you know that might help please let me
know.
"Ron Badour" wrote:
The large board is the motherboard. Perhaps someone that has that
particular model (you did not say what it is) of Compaq can tell you
exactly
where it might be located. I checked the HP (Compaq) web site and
could
not
find anything.
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"mike" wrote in message
news
hi i know this sounds stupid, i dont know whitch board is yhe mother
board
i
know there is one large one whith i asume is it, but there are no
round
silver objects or for that matter any round one that size.could you
tellme
if
it might be behind or in a diffrent place.
"Ron Badour" wrote:
Look on the motherboard--it should be a round silver battery that
is
flat
and about the size of a nickel or so.
--
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"mike" wrote in message
...
someone said that you have to remove the bios battery for five
minutes,could
you exsplain what and where to look for this.or what it looks
like.
"Richard G. Harper" wrote:
Someone has put a power-on password on the computer. You'll
need
to
remove
it and most likely the Compaq web site will tell you how.
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"mike" wrote in message
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hi have put question or required help for computer lockout but
it
seems
everywhere i turn im comeing up emty
when i turn on the computer the compaq sign shows up then
about
30
secounds
later a 3x5 white box apears that says power- on password with
a
emblem
of
a
key.
nothing i do changes this other then shutting off the
computer,
then
i
turn
it on same thing.
people send me to compaq, cant aford that and they wont tell
me
nothing.
how can i find where or what to break this problem?
is tthere a disk that can be made or a way of by passing this.
can any one help me with this ive been trying to get my
daughter
computer
fixed
but im retired so cant aford to fix by some one else and i
sure
cant
buy
her
one.
can you help.
it is a compaq presario zip100
windows 98