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Uncletiggs · **Your BIOS and you... -** 09-14-04

Now for the 64dollar question...

The story goes... I bought this used puter(for the kid to replace the one with the boot virus) And it activate the AGP slot, i have to get into the bios(DUH).. Now it tells me that the bios is passworded... I have no clue what it is, the folks i bought it from have no clue, and it's a tangent computer.. Yes, i'm headed over to find out if they even have a site anymore.. But it wasn't a bad deal otherwise..
$60. for an 800mhz pIII(says 888on the cpu) 1/2 gig ram, 20gig HD, DVD-rom, floppy, 250mg zip drive, clean inside, and quiet..

But i digress(as always)..

Question: How do i reset the password to the bios short of flashing it?
I have tried removing the MB battery and leaving it out for about 20mins. And, believe it or not, it doesn't even beep at me when i turned it on after reattaching power to it.. When inspected, the motherboard has the words 'batt-1' wehre the little sucker goes.. But i can't find a second one anywhere on the MB...

I appreciate any help i can get here... Hoping to have it up and running for the kid this weekend..

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