hahah bios password

ok so my friends dad put a password in their new computers BIOS and he thought when evr he forgets the password he can always flash the BIOS the only thing he didn't know was that the BIOS user settings were saved in the ROM he forgot the password and can't don anything now can't flash or don anything any suggestion plz plz post

 

remove the battery in the mobo...if its a dell machine and depending on the mobo there are jumpers that you can remove to reset the password

 

Moved thread to technical support, feel that its more suitable here

 

Just clear CMOS via the jumper or removing the battery works too...

 

This isn't a question that I would expect from someone who has an A++ certification.

 

that’s exactly what I thought

 

muahahaha
that's a good one lets see what he has to say about that

 

really well if i can't set the jumpers or flash the bios what do u think i should do????? as i said its saved in ROM unless i should have to explain it to u

 

It's probably saved in NVRAM, not ROM. If the system can be booted off a floppy or CD, get a good old fashioned Win9x/DOS boot disk with debug on it and enter the following:
debug
o 70 2e
o 71 ff
q

That might do the trick, but depending on how modern the PC is it might not work. Or you could do things the easy way and look for a jumper.

 

There is the jumper and battery way, (remove the battery and place the jumper on the clear position), DEBUG way, and if it's a brand name PC, there can be software that will allow a complete wipe out or customized settings. I am not A+ certified, but I will be. This just proves that a piece of paper doesn’t mean ANYTHING! (Hence why I get thrown out of Best Buy for stating that the "Geek Squad" is doing things incorrectly, as well as not using any static strap's or grounding material.

 

are u okay????? i just mentioned the it saves on the rom and i can't do anything!!!! no jumper or flashing!! anyways the debug idea seems pretty intersting never tried it but i will
oh and thanks AAP i appriacite it ur the only one who understood what i wrote

 

ROM = Read Only Memory
They're programmed at the factory and can't be altered after that (other than damaged/destroyed).
Passwords are thus most certainly not saved on a ROM. (Not even PROM or EPROM.)

The vast majority of motherboards use some sort of flash memory for the BIOS settings (including BIOS password), and that memory needs power to function. When the battery runs out (or is removed) the BIOS will return to it's default settings.

Cheers
Olle

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory

 

You're welcome, and it's AAY by the way. The two fine posts above this one should clue you in to something you really should know, what with your many certifications:
Settings you change through the BIOS are stored in Non-volatile Random-access Memory. This data is not stored in ROM unless you have a freaky PC which won't allow you to change any settings.

 

As far as I know unless your some hardcore overclockers or have some serious custom settings, most mordern BOIS default settings would be able to auto detect the HD, CPU or RAM. So even resetting the bios is unlikely to ground your PC to a halt.

 

...which i'm starting to doubt if half the things lugman says is true... no offence, but i'll take what you say from now on with a pinch of salt, given that your 14?

 

erm... its an old computer

 

no offense taken AKHO u are a human being and u have 100% right to be curious

 

well said..