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- From: int704v@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Mark Cosham)
- Subject: Re: program to erase AMI BIOS passwd
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- References: <180i5aINN396@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1992Sep1.233349.27122@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> <1992Sep3.092853.24863@jet.uk>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 11:32:37 GMT
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- cpg@jet.uk (Dr Chris P Gatcombe) writes:
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- >In <1992Sep1.233349.27122@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> kevin@dipl.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Kevin Anderson) writes:
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- >><180i5aINN396@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> writes:
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- >>> Looks like lots of trouble to go to. On later releases of AMI
- >>> BIOSes, all you have to do to reset the CMOS is to press and hold
- >>> the INS key when powering up. The CMOS parameters are then reset
- >>> to their factory defaults.
-
- >>Is this documented by AMI? I've never heard of this before.
-
- >It doesn't work on my machine - I just tried it!
- >My bios is AMI 7/7/91 (C) 1985-1991
-
- >Chris.
-
- That used to work on the older AMI bios and was documented, but I believe
- it has been removed for the bios with passwords as it would make it too
- easy to remove the passwords.
-
- Mark
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