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- From: matt@gbrmpa.gov.au (Matt)
- Subject: Re: DTK 486/33 password
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.120621.26757@gbrmpa.gov.au>
- Organization: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- References: <1992Jul20.205224.2112@polaris.utu.fi>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 12:06:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul20.205224.2112@polaris.utu.fi> katuulos@polaris.utu.fi (Kalle T. Tuulos) writes:
- >I've been using a DTK 486/33 since last December on my workplace. When I got
- >that machine, I immediatelly put a password so that no one else but
- >me could mess with BIOS settings. Now, I'm leaving that work place
- >due to military service and I've completely forgotten what that
- >password was. I've tried about 200 different words which would be the
- >logical ones, but no use.
- B
- I thought I'd post this just incase anyone else was having difficulties.
- There should be a "CMOS/XCMOS Ram Discharge Jumper" on the motherboard,
- on mine it's JP1, there's two settings - 1-2 = discharge, 2-3 = normal
- operation.
-
- When I set my machine up, the password i typed wasn't accepted! Seeing as
- how this password was also protecting the CMOS setup screens I was stuffed!
- So, a quick removal of the case and changing one jumper then turning the
- machine on fixed it, turn it off, reset the jumper and now when it's turned
- back on the CMOS settings should all be at their defaults.
-
- hope this helps.......
-
- --
- Matt Crowd - Systems Support - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- matt@gbrmpa.gov.au cpmwc@jcu.edu.au
- OPTi 486-33/8/105 OS/2 Amiga2000/3/52/Dos 2.04
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