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- Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!cunews!iroderic
- From: iroderic@alfred.carleton.ca (Ian Roderick)
- Subject: Re: Bypass AMI bios passwd protect needed
- Message-ID: <iroderic.715713297@cunews>
- Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
- Organization: Carleton University
- References: <1992Aug27.115612.2944@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 17:14:57 GMT
- Lines: 36
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- In <1992Aug27.115612.2944@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au> u2116318@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au writes:
-
- >anyone knwow how can i bypass the
- >passwd protect of ami bios without
- >unplug the battery or hard drive?
-
- >because some one changed the cmos
- >config and passwd in one of the machines
- >so we can't use telnet with that machine.
-
- >thanks in advance
-
- A similar thing happened to me where someone was mucking around with
- the setup and installed a password and then couldn't remember it!
-
- I did what the manual for my motherboard told me but before you
- consider doing this I would strongly recommend you 1) check your own
- manual and 2) wait for other responses.
-
- Taken directly from the manual:
-
- If user forgets the password, you should turn off the power, short the
- JP16 by putting metal across pin 1 & 2 and then move away. When you
- turn on the power again [with the metal REMOVED], no password is
- requested, but a message of "CMOS battery state low" is shown on the
- screen. User can ignore the message.
-
- After getting the battery message the first time, on the subsequent
- boot up my system gave no further such messages. The battery was no
- longer being shorted so all was returned to normal.
-
- This is not a particulary dangerous procedure (for yourself or the
- computer) but from experience, I have learned that any such tinkerings
- should be done slowly and with caution.
-
- Ian
-