bios password

[polarstar]

last year i put a password in the bios to stop my son and others from having access to the bios,
and i forgot to write it down now i can't remember it.
so is their a way to bypass it

motherboard - abit NF7 series with athlon barton 2600
windows xp home SP2

[gsand]

the way i did it before was to open up the pc and take the battery out for about 10 minutes then put it back in

reset the password for me and i think that is the generally accepted easiest way to do it...

[roady]

clear the cmos and set the bios back to it's default settings with the jumper next to the cmos battery..

[polarstar]

thanks guys i'll give it a go

[gsand]

oops yeah i forget to tell you to move the jumper lol

the critical part i forgot, lucky himself mentioned it lol

[BRUINSrock]

youch... isnt that the dangerous way?


I use the killcmos program u can find on google

[xdeity]

i have never had a problem with changing the cmos jumper, all you do need to remember to do is earth yourself for a minute before you do it to get rid of staic that can damage your board

[gsand]

whats the best way to ground yourself? ive always grabbed the radiator lol but im sure theres better ways

[QWERTY]

youch... isnt that the dangerous way?


I use the killcmos program u can find on google

The clear CMOS jumper is there for a reason. It's no more dangerous then anything else you could possibly do inside or outside a computer.

[polarstar]

sorted now i used the jumper

[roady]

whats the best way to ground yourself? ive always grabbed the radiator lol but im sure theres better ways

Antistatic bracelets.....used by computer store repair departement techies.....

[Neo]

whats the best way to ground yourself? ive always grabbed the radiator lol but im sure theres better ways

Touch the case chasis for a second or two and you are good. No need for bracelts as its a waste of $$.

[PhilEnfield]

Touch the case chasis for a second or two and you are good. No need for bracelts as its a waste of $$.
Wont work with acrylic cases tho :D

[Virgin San]

Yeah, anti static bracelets are a complete waste of time, have had my hands in hundred of machines without using one, never a problem. Just discharge yourself sensibly on anything earthed, METAL PART at back of base unit (needs to be plugged in obviously), radiator, whatever.

@Philly - wise a$$ :p

[Virgin San]

.. . all you do need to remember to do is earth yourself for a minute before you do it to get rid of staic that can damage your board

For a minute? Whats this, you contain a special brand of slow release electric potential? A quick touch is all you need, laws of physics m8.

:laugh:

[Neo]

Wont work with acrylic cases tho :D

Well, I head that if you stick your tongue in the power socket, it works. Try it out and let us know :)

[PhilEnfield]

Well, I head that if you stick your tongue in the power socket, it works. Try it out and let us know :)
Nah ... you got that wrong ... it aint your tongue you stick in :clown:

[Virgin San]

What other parts of your body are small enough to go into a plug socket then m8?

Sounds like your name of "Phil" is a bit misleading ;)

[Elaine]

:D :laugh:

[PhilEnfield]

What other parts of your body are small enough to go into a plug socket then m8?

Sounds like your name of "Phil" is a bit misleading ;)
FO :D