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Bypass the BIOS password by hacking your CMOS settings
Overview
Recover from a CMOS memory-affecting virus or work around a boot-time password by making BIOS forget all it once knew.
A BIOS password can be very effective at controlling access to your personal computer. If the computer won't boot up until a password is entered it is effectively useless to hackers or other intruders. However, there are sometimes legitimate reasons for bypassing this protection; most often it is because the password has been forgotten or otherwise lost. This downloadable hack from PC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, by Jim Aspinwall, shows you how to bypass the CMOS settings and the BIOS password to allow the system to boot to a useable state.
Title: PC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
Author: By Jim Aspinwall
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Hack 2: Bypass the BIOS Password
ISBN: 0-596-00748-5; First Edition October 2004; Copyright 2005
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Have you ever had to bypass the BIOS boot password? What other hacks have you had to resort to when troubleshooting a PC problem?
Further White Paper Details
| Publisher | TechRepublic |
File Format | PDF |
| Date Published | October 2005 |
Downloads | 3322 |
| Format | Downloads |
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