So I put together a computer on a motherboard that was used. There is still a boot password on the computer. I tried to find a jumper or dip switch that would erase BIOS settings but can't find it anywhere. There is a little yellow button that says CMOS next to it and has two "N"s on both sides with arrows coming off of them. I tried pushing that and holding it down for 30 seconds. No dice. Can't find anything. Decided to unplug the computer, unplug power to the motherboard and take out the little battery. Left it out for 15 minutes. Nothing. 2 hours. Nothing. All night,, nothing. No results from any of the above, the boot password is still alive and kicking. What now? Any suggestions? Thanks.
2007-05-19 01:34:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Don't give up it's not so bad.Do you have any working computer?If so do this for me.......find the number on your motherboard and place it in search box .For example _2396034_ pdf files,or specs.or simply find the number of the board send it to me I'll trace it for you.Not hard ,it's done all the time you do a major swap.here is my e-mail duanehullihan@yahoo.com
2007-05-19 02:03:24 · answer #1 · answered by duanehullihan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remove the battery on teh board, leave it for a few hours.
2007-05-19 01:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋