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. > > 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 off. Since the computer is off, shorting out the wrong jumper > should be harmless.
Like Dave mentioned, this is sometimes a 3 pin, with (for example) pins 1-2 normally jumpered, and 2-3 to reset. It's also commonly labeled "Clear CMOS". I've used it dozens of times back when I was doing computer repair, and I never had to short it for more than about 5 seconds. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
