Re: BIOS Password

From: Crusty \(-: Old B_at_stard :-\) (B_at_stard)
Date: 07/03/04


Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 02:11:12 -0400

What holds the settings when it is not plugged into an outlet and the
battery pack is disconnected (-:

-- 
Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FCFE8193-E970-4FE3-876B-20373B1CE9E7@microsoft.com...
> You'll have to contact the manufacturer of your laptop
> and inquire about the availability of a BIOS reset disk.
> Latop PCs do not have a battery on the motherboard
> you can remove since it does not exist.
>
> -- 
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>
> "Zbawic" wrote:
>
> > I have a laptop whose BIOS is password protected but the
> > password is unknown.  Is there a way to bypass/reset the
> > password and access the BIOS?
> >


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