Forgot password BIOS
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Bios pw
You should be able to change the jumper setting to reset your bios.
You will have to recheck your bios settings after the reset
Read your manual under pass word or reset your bios section.Ferret said:Hi all
I put a password on my BIOS. Now i can't get in there anymore.
I resenty read that there is a way to reset or bypass the password. But that i can't find anymore aswell.
I hope one of you knows.
I have an A-open AX4PE max motherboard with a standard BIOS
TNKX Ferret
You should be able to change the jumper setting to reset your bios.
You will have to recheck your bios settings after the reset
RealBlackStuff
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Get your manual in English (and other stuff, drivers etc.) here:
http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX4PEMax.htm
http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX4PEMax.htm
Bypass Bios
Hey boss you can bypass the password by removing the cmos battery for 10-15 minutes after this point the password should be blank
visit this link for more info
http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm
regards
Brian Reed
Red Paladin
Hey boss you can bypass the password by removing the cmos battery for 10-15 minutes after this point the password should be blank
visit this link for more info
http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm
regards
Brian Reed
Red Paladin
REB_ElMagnifico
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It really does depend on the motherboard...sometimes you have to change jumpers and sometimes you can just remove the cmos battery and sometimes the manual will say to do both. And I have never heard of having to keep the battery out for 10-15 minutes. Usually a minute or 2 will do.
Using the jumpers
The canonical way to flash the BIOS via hardware is to plug, unplug, or switch a jumper on the motherboard (for "switching a jumper" I mean that you find a jumper that joins the central pin and a side pin of a group of three pins, you should then unplug the jumper and then plug it to the central pin and to the pin on the opposite side, so if the jumper is normally on position 1-2, you have to put it on position 2-3, or vice versa). This jumper is not always located near to the BIOS, but could be anywhere on the motherboard.
To find the correct jumper you should read the motherboard's manual.
Once you've located the correct jumper, switch it (or plug or unplug it, depending from what the manual says) while the computer is turned OFF. Wait a couple of seconds then put the jumper back to its original position. In some motherboards it may happen that the computer will automatically turn itself on, after flashing the BIOS. In this case, turn it off, and put the jumper back to its original position, then turn it on again. Other motherboards require you turn the computer on for a few seconds to flash the BIOS.
If you don't have the motherboard's manual, you'll have to "brute force" it... trying out all the jumpers. In this case, try first the isolated ones (not in a group), the ones near to the BIOS, and the ones you can switch (as I explained before). If all them fail, try all the others. However, you must modify the status of only one jumper per attempt, otherwise you could damage the motherboard (since you don't know what the jumper you modified is actually meant for). If the password request screen still appear, try another one.
If after flashing the BIOS, the computer won't boot when you turn it on, turn it off, and wait some seconds before to retry.
The canonical way to flash the BIOS via hardware is to plug, unplug, or switch a jumper on the motherboard (for "switching a jumper" I mean that you find a jumper that joins the central pin and a side pin of a group of three pins, you should then unplug the jumper and then plug it to the central pin and to the pin on the opposite side, so if the jumper is normally on position 1-2, you have to put it on position 2-3, or vice versa). This jumper is not always located near to the BIOS, but could be anywhere on the motherboard.
To find the correct jumper you should read the motherboard's manual.
Once you've located the correct jumper, switch it (or plug or unplug it, depending from what the manual says) while the computer is turned OFF. Wait a couple of seconds then put the jumper back to its original position. In some motherboards it may happen that the computer will automatically turn itself on, after flashing the BIOS. In this case, turn it off, and put the jumper back to its original position, then turn it on again. Other motherboards require you turn the computer on for a few seconds to flash the BIOS.
If you don't have the motherboard's manual, you'll have to "brute force" it... trying out all the jumpers. In this case, try first the isolated ones (not in a group), the ones near to the BIOS, and the ones you can switch (as I explained before). If all them fail, try all the others. However, you must modify the status of only one jumper per attempt, otherwise you could damage the motherboard (since you don't know what the jumper you modified is actually meant for). If the password request screen still appear, try another one.
If after flashing the BIOS, the computer won't boot when you turn it on, turn it off, and wait some seconds before to retry.
For Desktops:
Try reset Bios from the main board (usually jumper on Maniboard)
Try clrcmos for clearing out cmos passwords
How to use
Boot to DOS. (using a bootable floppy or CD containing CLRCMOS.
Type clrcmos on the command line and press enter
Works on 99 % of computers
But this thread is 3 and a half years old anyway
Try reset Bios from the main board (usually jumper on Maniboard)
Try clrcmos for clearing out cmos passwords
How to use
Boot to DOS. (using a bootable floppy or CD containing CLRCMOS.
Type clrcmos on the command line and press enter
Works on 99 % of computers
But this thread is 3 and a half years old anyway
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