Re: [SLUG] Getting around a bios password

From: Andrew Wyatt (awyatt@fewt.com)
Date: Wed Jan 08 2003 - 11:20:42 EST


Crack the case, look for a set of dip switches on the system board,
toggle SW1 wait 5 seconds, and toggle it back. That should reset the
password.

-Andrew

On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 10:28, Matt wrote:
> I was able to puck up two HP Vectra VL Series4 machines super cheap, but
> when I got them home and went to install it seems they both have a bios
> password. The guy at the store I got them from didn't know the pass and
> I have tried removing the bios battery in hopes it would drop the memore
> - it didn't. Is there any other trick I can try to either bypass ot
> remove the password?
>
> Matt <matthew@textbox.net>
> Textbox Networks
>
>



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