i was trying to reinstall windows since the it crashs when booting but can't boot of disc since bios is set on hard drive boot only therefore i need to reset the bios password and change it's boot order i can't just take out the cmos battery for 10 mins so is there any way of finding the password with a program or a master reset password i know the motherboard
Why can't you take out the battery? Is there any option of a one time boot menu? Like F12 with Dells?
Most motherboards have a "jumper" which you can remove to reset the bios password. it could be anywhere on the board, but all the ones i've ever seen have been close to the battery, andit will probably say something like pswrd on the board next to it. Remove the jumper, and boot the machine. The password should be removed (ie there will be no password set). You can then shut the machine down, replace the jumper, and reset the password to anything you like. See HERE for more info.
i can't open it up my work won't allow me but they said i could use it if i fix it so here i am my boss thinks i will blow the building if i open it its dell but no f12
depending on the model, there may be a "backdoor" password. We had some dell's at work, and ith think. the backdoor password was simply "dell", or "Dell" (not sure if CAPS matter with bios passwords). If that doesnt work, just open it up when your boss is away/not looking...it will only take a second to remove the jumper
Your boss is crazy, what would he rather have a pc that sits there and does nothing or let you open the case and take a battery out for a minute and put it back in...
