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Bios Passwords

  • 29-04-2002 12:57PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭


    Ive noticed some people looking for bios passwords
    ive got this likkle list together people can refer back to it

    try both upper and lower case

    Award Bios ; award sw , award_sw , award pw , _award

    Ami Bios ;ami , a.m.i. , ami sw , ami_sw , bios , password , biostar , biosstar

    you should also try clearing the password .Boot to MS-Dos
    type Debug then for an Ami or Award Bios enter
    0 70 17 0 71 17 Q

    For pheonix enter the following , use the capital "o" not zero
    o 7o ff o 71 17 Q

    -Static


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    How about moving the bios password clear or reset cmos jumper.. works every time an di have yet to see a mobo that does not have the feature!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    But that's no fun with display PCs in Currys/Dixons/Compustore/PC World :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Could you be arsed with them? and usually its the screen saver password thats on!


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