bios password forgotten dohhh!!

During boot-up, if i wanna check out CMOS setttings, BIOS, i gotta have a
password...i musta put it there drunk, but has any1 got an idea how i can
find it, or a way round it, this is the BIOS, or CMOS start up, process,
on boot-up
soz fer lack of info, i am new to computers, well, relatively new, few
months..
All the Best Fred....

Down-power, pull the plug and remove the CMOS battery - overnight if
possible. Replace the battery and re-boot.

Your Bios *should* have forgotten any previous password and allow you in.

BTW - Your spellchecker doesn't seem to be working properly!

Mart


"fred" tha@isaniiiicepair wrote in message
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During boot-up, if i wanna check out CMOS setttings, BIOS, i gotta have a
password...i musta put it there drunk, but has any1 got an idea how i can
find it, or a way round it, this is the BIOS, or CMOS start up, process,
on boot-up
soz fer lack of info, i am new to computers, well, relatively new, few
months..
All the Best Fred....

Try this

http://www.mdgx.com/newtip20.htm#DBP

Courtesy of Chris ).
"This DOS trick deletes (resets to default) your motherboard BIOS CMOS
password, to grant access to your computer and/or BIOS Setup once again, in
case you have forgotten or lost it.
Exit MS Windows or reboot to native MS-DOS mode, using the "Command prompt
only" option from the Windows 95/98 Startup Menu: hold Shift + F5 at the
same time while your PC boots.
Then type at the C:\ prompt:

DEBUG

and hit Enter. You'll see a dash (-) at the DEBUG prompt. Now type:

o 70 2e

which will show as -o 70 2e at the DEBUG prompt. Hit Enter. Then type:

o 71 ff

and hit Enter. Finally type:

Q

and hit Enter one last time to quit DEBUG back to the C:\ prompt.
Now you're ready to reboot your PC, and press the appropriate key or key
combo (look it up in your motherboard manual if you don't know it) to access
your BIOS Setup. You'll notice the password is gone. "

NOTE: This works ONLY with MS-DOS 5.xx/6.xx, MS-DOS 7.xx [a.k.a. MS Windows
9x] or any other real mode OS.

FYI: More info.








"fred" tha@isaniiiicepair wrote in message
...
During boot-up, if i wanna check out CMOS setttings, BIOS, i gotta have a
password...i musta put it there drunk, but has any1 got an idea how i can
find it, or a way round it, this is the BIOS, or CMOS start up, process,
on boot-up
soz fer lack of info, i am new to computers, well, relatively new, few
months..
All the Best Fred....