Need help with BIOS password

[rigmas]

got a junk pc from work that has a bios password that i don't know. need help getting rid of it. i've taken out the battery. how long does it take to reset and/or does it reset?

hp brio
pII 266 mx
Pheonix 4.0

thanks a bunch,
rigmas

 

[WarCon]

Give it time, it will clear. A lot of mobos have a set of pins or where pins might be on the mobo for clearing it immediately after removing the battery. If you don't see that then just wait a few minutes and try. If it doesn't clear quickly, then wait an hour and try again............etc., until it clears.

 

[SilentRunning]

If you know what model it is youcan pull up the manual here and find out which jumper is the clear password jumper.