I agree with Angus.  This has evolved into a completely different
discussion.

The accepted method of changing the subject for a thread -- or in
this case, veering off in a different direction -- is to change
the subject line by using an IS - WAS type of format.

As an example, At some point in the past, this topic should have
had a subject line that said something like:

SUBJ: Clearing CMOS settings  WAS: Bios passwords.

Then after two or three message exchanges, the "settings" folks
could drop the WAS portion and be off on their own topic,
while the "password" folks could continue offering help to the
original poster under the subject heading of BIOS passwords.


Jim Meagher
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Angus Macdonald
>
> I think this is drifting a long way off the original query. If I
> remember
> correctly, the original poster operates a computer lab and his students
> have discovered the 'backdoor' password for the Award BIOS and are
> changing settings all over the shop. Sure, you can clear the CMOS, but
> that
> doesn't stop the students going back in again.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> >
> >         Hi.
> > >   On most systems, there are a pair of pins which you can "short"
> > > (connect temporarily) to erase all of the CMOS configuration data,
> > > including any password.