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05-21-2024 05:57 AM
I forgot my BIOS administration password and I need to reset it. I do not want to remove the CMOS battery as it has chances of being unsuccessful. Please someone help. I do know that somehow you can open a CMOS reset dialogue but I do not know how.
05-21-2024 07:34 AM
Removing the CMOS battery does nothing to reset the password.
BIOS (and Power) passwords are encoded into the firmware of the motherboard and we have no access of any kind to that. Changing such a password requires completely replacing the motherboard with a new one that does NOT have a password encoded into the firmware -- and that usually costs a LOT more than simply replacing the computer.
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