Forgotten power on (BIOS) password
Question: I have forgotten my "power-on password"! How do I work around/bypass/reset it?
Answer: If you are
referring to your BIOS password that shows up before you even get to
Windows then the only real thing you can try is to take out the CMOS
battery from the motherboard for a half hour or so and put it back in
and see if it resets the password to blank or the default. If that
doesn't work and if you are lucky your motherboard will have a clear
password jumper on it. It may look something like this
Just set the jumper so it's on clear password and power on the computer and it should clear your saved password.
If you can find out who makes your
BIOS you may be able to find a reset utility that they provide on their
website or by contacting them.
