At 06:38 PM 2/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Someone else can feel free to correct me, but doesn't the BIOS password
>prevent the computer from doing a POST? We use BIOS passwords at the office
>all the time to prevent any kind of unauthorized access to the macine.
>
>Robin
The BIOS password typically protects the BIOS. However, some manufactures,
who use proprietary motherboards, like Dell, Gateway etc., offer computer
password protection systems that work exactly as you describe.
Rode
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