David Spencer wrote:
>
> I manage a group of computers at a local high school. I wondered if anyone
> knows how to diable the default BIOS Password on Award and other systems.
> Some enterprising students who surf the internet have discovered the back
> door password for Award and have "infiltrated" some of the school's
> computers. Any help would be appreciated

go into the cmos setup.
there should be a a bios password setting.
just change it to something else!

i also vaguely remember that there is a jumper on the motherboard to
disable opening the cmos menu. i don't know if modern motherboards have
this anymore, but my old 386 mobo had one of those jumpers. you could
short two pins with a jumper and close the case. the only way to get
into the cmos was to crack the case and remove the jumper.

another way is to upgrade the bios.

michael galante
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