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Sender: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:27:10 -0800
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Subject: Re: Locked out of SETUP
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From: David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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On 3 Dec 2005 at 23:53, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I recenty reformatted a relative's hard drive.  I want to get into SETUP, but
> it asking for a password.  The person who owns this computer knows nothing
> about a password.  How do I get in. There is no operating system at this time.
> It is a Pentium 500mh and had ben using Win 98 SE, about six years old.
> Ralph

  Many manufacturers document a "back door" setup password for cases like
this.  You'll need to determine the make and model of the system's
motherboard.

David Gillett

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