RE: OT: P/W Reset

PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David A. Mann Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 1:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: P/W Reset Todd Stanley writes: Some notebooks are pretty nasty about passwords, in the sense that it is burned into the ROM and is not easily changed or bypassed

Re: OT: P/W Reset

This is true. I have a Panasonic laptop that suffered a BIOS corruption and wouldn't even accept password on boot up. No go, no way. Then the b*stards at Panasonic charged me $100.00 to fix it even though it was in warranty. (They claimed that I must have accidentally changed my password - a

RE: OT: P/W Reset

Len Paris writes: I think that what makes this tough to do, if I understand the problem, is that, until a password is entered, the machine will not boot from anything. That makes it difficult to load and run password cracking software. Duh Sorry, I mustn't have been thinking :)

Re: OT: P/W Reset

Thanks for all the help. I was able to reset it by removing the CPU board for a short period of time. It's an older unit -- 386sx20. Easier to reset than some newer ones. Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - This message is from the

OT: P/W Reset

My son picked up an old notebook computer at a Garage Sale yesterday. (cheaply enough, of course) But it has a password! How does on reset the password/cmos on an old notebook? We should probably keep any interaction on this Off-List Thanks, Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Re: OT: P/W Reset

Some notebooks are pretty nasty about passwords, in the sense that it is burned into the ROM and is not easily changed or bypassed. This is because Laptops are a lot more likely to be stolen that the average desktop. Who makes the computer? Who makes the BIOS? Todd At 07:48 AM 5/27/01