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Re: Locked out of SETUP
From:
Hugh Vandervoort <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 01:25:48 -0500
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There is usually a special jumper to re-set the BIOS info and remove
this password. Removing the battery for a period of time will do the
same thing.
The motherboard manual should describe this procedure.


[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
>
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