Vista - BIOS Password

Hi...am trying to access my BIOS setup...its asking for a pasword, have checked the manual, nothing in there to say if there is a default password, only password I have entered on the pc is my user password and that one does not work. only had the pc for about 4 months.....any help on this would be grateful....thanks

never heard of that...???

what is the make & model of the tower ....i will hit my buddy google & see what we can see..

Hi subzero and welcome to the forums

Refer to your manual and locate the small battery on the motherboard (usually type CR2032). Remove it and wait a few minutes before reinserting it, being careful to get the orientation correct. This should reset your BIOS to its defaults - you will have to reset the time and date and other configuration data, but it should also delete the password so that you can enter your BIOS without entering one. There might also be a jumper to enable you to reset the BIOS - again follow the instructions in your manual if there is one.
Dwarf

If you go into your profile you can edit your system specs.
Put your computer hardware in there such as motherboard.
We can give you more information this way.

Hello subzero, welcome to Vista forums! cool handle ...

As Roy has said your sys. specs. would be useful.
Vista forums has this tool (at the link below) to aid in posting them.

VistaForums SysInfo Tool

Keep us informed!










Later Ted

Hi Subzero,

have just been updating my toolkit and came across this site. It may get you past your problems without opening the case. and it works with laptops

Subzero, do you just want to reset the BIOS, or want to change settings as for say, OC-ing or so?

Amplid

Barman58, that is a handy tip for laptops. I have had to reset bios for clients before and it is a pain in the butt. The only problem that all of these programs will face is a power on password. You need to type in the password as soon as the power is applied. Get that screwdriver out.

hopefully manufacturers will not start adding power-on passwords. as you rightly say then its out with the screwdrivers and cursing the fixed price maintenance contract you agreed to

My backup computer is a HP laptop I bought 2 years ago, guess what? It has a power on password facility. And yes I do use it. No maint contract for me. I downloaded the service manual. If something needs replacing I will do it myself. If it is worth it money wise.