Help!!!

dam · 13th April 2002, 20:33

My friend borrowed my pc about two months back and it appears he's put in a password for BIOS access.I wouldve killed him if I could get my hands on him.Unfortunatlry he's on vacation.
I really need the bios since I'm a constant overclocker.
What do I do??
I tried setting the board back to manufacturing defaults using the [ins] key but the password is still there.
HElP!!!!!I'm locked out of my own BIOS.

Atmo · 13th April 2002, 20:37

Time to open up the case and reset it...might be a jumper, might be a dipswitch...on some you have to remove the battery. Check your manual.

dam · 13th April 2002, 20:47

I know that.Its rather dangerous though.I have to remove the battrey.Isnt there safer way?

Vica · 13th April 2002, 23:04

No...there isn't, its do or die (or wait untill he comes back from vacation for that mattter)

pAk · 13th April 2002, 23:12

http://www.ibelite.com/cgi-bin/forum...=ST;f=8;t=1015

I came across this the other day, not sure if it works, not even sure how it works, I thought BIOS would be completely independent.

The people who talk below seem to think that it works. It's up to you if you try it

zootm · 14th April 2002, 00:32

BIOS passwords are hellish.

put a bullet in the mobo. tell them it was terrorists.

Merlin · 14th April 2002, 00:41

Provided you unplug the machine, removing the ickle battery is perfectly safe. Discharge yo'self of static, first. It won't change anything you haven't already changed by resetting to default.

eleet-2k2 · 14th April 2002, 01:08

Hehe, staticized mobo would not be great. You might as well use it aws a large paperweight.

dam · 14th April 2002, 10:40

Hopefully it'll work.If I'm not back on the forums in 24 hrs something went wrong.

Atmo · 14th April 2002, 12:04

Just follow the instructions in the mb manual (if you still have it).

dam · 14th April 2002, 18:51

Ok my BIOS access is back but now I have a new problem.
Crappy Windoze refuses to install my sound drivers.
It keeps generating an error code :69
Anyone know what that is.(no jokes about 69 please).

13th April 2002, 20:33	#1
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	Help!!! My friend borrowed my pc about two months back and it appears he's put in a password for BIOS access.I wouldve killed him if I could get my hands on him.Unfortunatlry he's on vacation. I really need the bios since I'm a constant overclocker. What do I do?? I tried setting the board back to manufacturing defaults using the [ins] key but the password is still there. HElP!!!!!I'm locked out of my own BIOS. http://dam.deviantart.com/

13th April 2002, 20:37	#2
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Time to open up the case and reset it...might be a jumper, might be a dipswitch...on some you have to remove the battery. Check your manual. :Psykotech:

13th April 2002, 20:47	#3
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	I know that.Its rather dangerous though.I have to remove the battrey.Isnt there safer way? http://dam.deviantart.com/

13th April 2002, 23:04	#4
Vica Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Vincent & the Grenadines Posts: 872	No...there isn't, its do or die (or wait untill he comes back from vacation for that mattter) Website: Template vbulletin skins by exaltic.com[size=0.75] Skins/Coding: D-Shock, Nebular, Triton [/size]

14th April 2002, 00:41	#7
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	Provided you unplug the machine, removing the ickle battery is perfectly safe. Discharge yo'self of static, first. It won't change anything you haven't already changed by resetting to default. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

13th April 2002, 23:12	#5
pAk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: England Posts: 369	http://www.ibelite.com/cgi-bin/forum...=ST;f=8;t=1015 I came across this the other day, not sure if it works, not even sure how it works, I thought BIOS would be completely independent. The people who talk below seem to think that it works. It's up to you if you try it

14th April 2002, 00:32	#6
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	BIOS passwords are hellish. put a bullet in the mobo. tell them it was terrorists.

14th April 2002, 01:08	#8
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	Hehe, staticized mobo would not be great. You might as well use it aws a large paperweight. "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

14th April 2002, 10:40	#9
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	Hopefully it'll work.If I'm not back on the forums in 24 hrs something went wrong. http://dam.deviantart.com/

14th April 2002, 12:04	#10
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Just follow the instructions in the mb manual (if you still have it). :Psykotech:

14th April 2002, 18:51	#11
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	Ok my BIOS access is back but now I have a new problem. Crappy Windoze refuses to install my sound drivers. It keeps generating an error code :69 Anyone know what that is.(no jokes about 69 please). http://dam.deviantart.com/

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