How do I bypass the CMOS password(s) using a key combonation?
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How do I bypass the CMOS password(s) using a key combonation?
You cant. But you can disable it. How you do that and even if it is possible depends on the computer you are using.
If it is a desktop you can reset the password by moving a jumper or removing the CMOS battery.
If it is a laptop there may or may not be anything you can do about it.
The BIOS is contained on a chip on the motherboard, it has nothing to do with the hard drives or anything else. There is a small coin-type battery that maintains a charge on the chip so that the BIOS settings are retained in memory when the system is powered off or unplugged. All you need to do is unplug the power cord, open the case, remove the battery, wait a few seconds, then put everything back the way it was. The BIOS password will be cleared & the BIOS settings will revert to the defaults. You will then have to enter the BIOS & correct all the BIOS settings again, so hopefully you know what you’re doing.
Another method is to run a program called KILLCMOS. It will have the exact same effect as the above but without having to open the case. The program has to be run from DOS though, not from within Windows. Do you have a floppy drive?
http://majorgeeks.com/KillCMOS_d296…