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I had setup a password on my bios, but I forgot what it was, my computer needs to update the bios. I need to get passed the password

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@wispacker 

That's why you write these things down -- because you can't get passed it, at least, not on your own.

 

The BIOS password is encrypted into the firmware of a chip on the system board, and since that chip is soldered to the board, it is not replaceable.



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