[ale] Clear BIOS Password - Dell Optiplex?

[Greg]

or you may just be able to use one of the jumpers to clear the BIOS

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of Brian
> Chase
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:43 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Clear BIOS Password - Dell Optiplex?
>
>
> See if there's a small battery on the motherboard, like a watch
> battery.  Powering down, removing it for a minute and putting it back in
> and powering back on used to clear the bios password on other
> motherboards in my recollection.
>
> BruceG wrote:
>
> >Hey all,
> >
> >   I purchased a used Dell Optiplex to set up as a proxy server.
> 128Meg RAM,
> >Celeron 600Mhz. I go into BIOS to set it to boot from CD, and am
> asked for a
> >password. Seems I can't make it boot from CD w/out messing w/ BIOS, and
> >without the password - no luck. I tried "phoenix" (supposedly a standard
> >password for phoenix bios boards  nope!). Also tried going into
> debug and
> >clearing the registers. Nope.
> >
> >   So, if you know how to clear the bios password without getting too
> >involved, please let me know - either off-list or on (don't know
> if we want
> >that detail on the list or not). Otherwise, I'll be returning
> the box come
> >Monday. I already called the place I purchased it from, they got it
> >off-lease, and do not know the bios password.
> >
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