Say, I think someone forgot to tell Bill to copy down the CMOS
settings (like virus-checker OFF) before using the BIOS jumper. I hope
there weren't any other important values that were not the default ones
before doing the BIOS jumper thing.
[claps forehead] Waaait, you can't copy down
lol... claping forehead and all...
It used to be necessary to write down the BIOS settings because of IDE
geometry settings couldn't be auto-detected. Nowadays it's not a big
deal. Some minor settings can be adjusted as necessary.
And yes, there are tools to save a copy of the BIOS settings
I'm assuming the best way to clear a BIOS's unknown password (and probably
any other settings; d'oh!) is to remove the batter for a while.
Here's a dumb question... how do I remove the battery? :^) I didn't see an
obvious way. Do I need a particular tool?
Sorry for the dumb question. Again,
Speaking of Mark's jumper suggestion (and maybe he's talking about the
same thing), won't reading the mo-bo docs and finding the _bios reset_
jumper do the trick? Usually it's a three pin jumper, even on
_jumper-less_ motherboards, and you turn the power off AND upplug the
power. Then you put
--On Friday, January 09, 2004 15:31:59 -0800 Bill Kendrick
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I'm assuming the best way to clear a BIOS's unknown password (and
probably any other settings; d'oh!) is to remove the batter for a while.
Actually, the normal method is to short out a jumper on the motherboard.
On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 04:02:20PM -0800, Ken Herron wrote:
Actually, the normal method is to short out a jumper on the motherboard.
Look for a single two-pin jumper block somewhere near the battery and/or
the BIOS chip. Short it out for a couple of minutes while the computer is
turned
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| Speaking of Mark's jumper suggestion (and maybe he's
On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 16:02:20PM -0800, Ken Herron wrote:
--On Friday, January 09, 2004 15:31:59 -0800 Bill Kendrick
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm assuming the best way to clear a BIOS's unknown password (and
probably any other settings; d'oh!) is to remove the batter for a while.
