Easiest Way to Clear Administrator Pass in Bios

[pudcox]

Is removing the battery the easiest way to clear an unknown administrator password in bios? I was recently given an old surplused AMD 486 100Mhz unit by HP that I plan to use as a software router running Freesco. It has been wiped clean, but the genius doing it forgot to remove the old administrator pass for access to edit the bios settings. So now I cannot enable the boot from FDD option.....I guess I could remove the HD and install DOS, then reboot and access the a: ....but that is just a workaround. Thnx in advance for any assistance.

PS..cannot use the killcmos proggie cuz cannot boot from floppy at present.

 

[Poof]

You should be able to just clear the CMOS (which should clear the password) via a jumper on the mobo (even on old 486s).

 

[LevcoS]

Yep... Pull power, short (or remove) the battery. "They" say it should only take a few secs to clear CMOS, but I tend to leave it for a few minutes to be safe... easier than having to do it twice!

LevcoS

 

[pudcox]

thanks a lot...i will look for the jumper, and at least I "know" battery removal is a viable option now