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
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From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net> Date: 29 Dec 2002 08:08:52 GMT
in comp.security.misc i read:
>those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net> wrote:
>> 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.
>
>Hrmm... maybe there's some confusion about the definition of "off"
>here. This is ATX, so there are really two power switches: the
>power-supply switch (back panel) and the motherboard switch (soft
>switch on front panel). I had the back-panel switch turned on,
>but the soft-switch off. When shorting the pins, the computer
>powered itself on. Are you saying I was supposed to turn off the
>back-panel switch?
i'm saying that it shouldn't even be plugged into the mains.
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