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It's a rather primitive operation, but it does have its uses.
The BIOS is a program implanted on a flash memory (a chip, in short) on your motherboard, and it's through this that the hardware communicates with the operating system.
Some machines may have a BIOS password, making it impossible to start the machine without knowing it.
The aim is to reset the BIOS to its original configuration (factory setting). There are several ways of doing this, 3 to my knowledge:
- By moving the jumper ;
- By removing the battery ;
- by software (personally, I've never tried this method).
Important: remember to discharge your static electricity before any manipulation to avoid damaging the motherboard.
Example: Touch the metal case of the PC, making sure it's plugged into an earthed socket.
First method:
By moving the jumper.
1. Open the computer case, taking care to disconnect the power supply.
2. Look for an inscription such as CLR BIOS, CLEAR BIOS, CLR CMOS, CLEAR CMOS, RESET BIOS or RESET CMOS. The jumper is usually located close to the battery.
2.1 Jumper on a 3-pin connector :
Place it astride the middle pin and the initially uncovered pin.
If the jumper is originally placed on 21, place it on 32 or vice versa.
Wait a few seconds, then return it to its original position.
If the jumper straddles only 1 pin, place it on both and wait a few seconds before returning it to its original position.
3. Reconnect the computer and start it up, the password prompt should have disappeared.
Second method :
By removing the battery.
1. Disconnect the power supply;
2. Locate the battery and remove it. Wait a few seconds or press the power button to drain the residual current;
3. Replace the battery in its housing;
4. Reconnect the computer to the mains ;
5. Restart the computer, the password prompt should have disappeared.
Third method :
By software.
It would appear that this method only restricts access to the BIOS and not to the machine as soon as it is switched on, as the operating system must be accessed to perform the operation.
1. download CMOSPWD :
2. Unzip the archive and put its contents in C:\.
3. Call the "EXECUTER" console and type "CMOSPWD" then [ENTER].
For your information, here's a list of default passwords for the main BIOSes:
AMI Backdoor or Default BIOS Passwords :
A.M.I.
AAMMMIII
AMI
AMI SW
AMI?SW
AMI_SW
BIOS
CONDO
HEWITT RAND
LKWPETER
MI
Oder
PASSWORD
Award Backdoor or Default BIOS Passwords :
589589
589721
595595
598598
1322222
_award
ALFAROME
ALLY
ALLy
aLLy
aLLY
aPAf
award
AWARD PW
AWARD SW
Award SW
AWARD?SW
AWARD?SW
AWARD_PW
AWARD_SW
awkward
AWKWARD
BIOSTAR
CONCAT
condo
Condo
CONDO
d8on
djonet
HLT
HLT
J256
j256
J262
j262
j322
j332
J332
J64
j64
KDD
KDD
lkwpeter
Lkwpeter
LKWPETER
PINT
pint
SER
SKY_FOX
SYXZ
syxz
szyx
TTPTHA
ZAAAADA
ZAAADA
ZAAADA
ZBAAACA
ZBAAACA
ZJAAADC
ZJAAADC
Phoenix Backdoor or Default BIOS Passwords :
phoenix
It's a rather primitive operation, but it does have its uses.
The BIOS is a program implanted on a flash memory (a chip, in short) on your motherboard, and it's through this that the hardware communicates with the operating system.
Some machines may have a BIOS password, making it impossible to start the machine without knowing it.
The aim is to reset the BIOS to its original configuration (factory setting). There are several ways of doing this, 3 to my knowledge:
- By moving the jumper ;
- By removing the battery ;
- by software (personally, I've never tried this method).
Important: remember to discharge your static electricity before any manipulation to avoid damaging the motherboard.
Example: Touch the metal case of the PC, making sure it's plugged into an earthed socket.
First method:
By moving the jumper.
1. Open the computer case, taking care to disconnect the power supply.
2. Look for an inscription such as CLR BIOS, CLEAR BIOS, CLR CMOS, CLEAR CMOS, RESET BIOS or RESET CMOS. The jumper is usually located close to the battery.
2.1 Jumper on a 3-pin connector :
Place it astride the middle pin and the initially uncovered pin.
If the jumper is originally placed on 21, place it on 32 or vice versa.
Wait a few seconds, then return it to its original position.
If the jumper straddles only 1 pin, place it on both and wait a few seconds before returning it to its original position.
3. Reconnect the computer and start it up, the password prompt should have disappeared.
Second method :
By removing the battery.
1. Disconnect the power supply;
2. Locate the battery and remove it. Wait a few seconds or press the power button to drain the residual current;
3. Replace the battery in its housing;
4. Reconnect the computer to the mains ;
5. Restart the computer, the password prompt should have disappeared.
Third method :
By software.
It would appear that this method only restricts access to the BIOS and not to the machine as soon as it is switched on, as the operating system must be accessed to perform the operation.
1. download CMOSPWD :
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3. Call the "EXECUTER" console and type "CMOSPWD" then [ENTER].
For your information, here's a list of default passwords for the main BIOSes:
AMI Backdoor or Default BIOS Passwords :
A.M.I.
AAMMMIII
AMI
AMI SW
AMI?SW
AMI_SW
BIOS
CONDO
HEWITT RAND
LKWPETER
MI
Oder
PASSWORD
Award Backdoor or Default BIOS Passwords :
589589
589721
595595
598598
1322222
_award
ALFAROME
ALLY
ALLy
aLLy
aLLY
aPAf
award
AWARD PW
AWARD SW
Award SW
AWARD?SW
AWARD?SW
AWARD_PW
AWARD_SW
awkward
AWKWARD
BIOSTAR
CONCAT
condo
Condo
CONDO
d8on
djonet
HLT
HLT
J256
j256
J262
j262
j322
j332
J332
J64
j64
KDD
KDD
lkwpeter
Lkwpeter
LKWPETER
PINT
pint
SER
SKY_FOX
SYXZ
syxz
szyx
TTPTHA
ZAAAADA
ZAAADA
ZAAADA
ZBAAACA
ZBAAACA
ZJAAADC
ZJAAADC
Phoenix Backdoor or Default BIOS Passwords :
phoenix