Re: ASUS A7M266-D BIOS password

From: those who know me have no need of my name (not-a-real-address@usa.net)
Date: 12/29/02 

From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
Date: 29 Dec 2002 04:21:09 GMT

in comp.security.misc i read:

>Odd problem here... got an ASUS A7M266-D mobo which has its BIOS
>locked. The user's manual is fairly useless. Wants you to short
>out some stuff on the mobo, then power on while holding down <Del>.
>But shorting out the pins starts the computer booting,

you are supposed to short the pins with the system off. 

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