Power up password
 

I have an old Compaq Desk Pro.

It has a power on password.

I know the password, but would like to eliminate it. I can't work out how
to get to the point where I can reset it. I've tried holding down both the
F8 and the DEL keys on start up but can't get in to anything that would
allow me to eliminate the password.

What is the procedure to remove/change the power up password?

Thanks

Brett Anderson

Power up password
 

Try F10 at the Compaq Logo.

HH


"KMS - Brett Anderson" wrote in message
...
I have an old Compaq Desk Pro.

It has a power on password.

I know the password, but would like to eliminate it. I can't work out
how to get to the point where I can reset it. I've tried holding down
both the F8 and the DEL keys on start up but can't get in to anything that
would allow me to eliminate the password.

What is the procedure to remove/change the power up password?

Thanks

Brett Anderson

Power up password
 

If you are talking about the BIOS/CMOS password, either remove the motherboard
battery for an hour or so (if it is not soldered permanently), or find a jumper
on the motherboard to reset the password... Ben Myers

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 03:22:04 -0400, "KMS - Brett Anderson" wrote:

I have an old Compaq Desk Pro.

It has a power on password.

I know the password, but would like to eliminate it. I can't work out how
to get to the point where I can reset it. I've tried holding down both the
F8 and the DEL keys on start up but can't get in to anything that would
allow me to eliminate the password.

What is the procedure to remove/change the power up password?

Thanks

Brett Anderson

Power up password
 

On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:54:06 -0400, Ben Myers wrote:

If you are talking about the BIOS/CMOS password, either remove the motherboard
battery for an hour or so (if it is not soldered permanently), or find a jumper
on the motherboard to reset the password... Ben Myers


That will also change all the BIOS settings to the default. Since he knows
the password, F10 will more than likely get him into the BIOS where he can
change or remove the password.

Patty

Power up password
 

Resetting the BIOS settings to the defaults is a side-effect of clearing the
BIOS CMOS, but the defaults are rarely problematic any more. Way back when in
the infancy of BIOS setups, in 386/486 days before autodetection of drive
geometry, resetting the BIOS CMOS settings was sometimes traumatic... Ben Myers

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 12:43:27 -0400, Patty wrote:

On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:54:06 -0400, Ben Myers wrote:

If you are talking about the BIOS/CMOS password, either remove the motherboard
battery for an hour or so (if it is not soldered permanently), or find a jumper
on the motherboard to reset the password... Ben Myers


That will also change all the BIOS settings to the default. Since he knows
the password, F10 will more than likely get him into the BIOS where he can
change or remove the password.

Patty

Power up password
 

Thanks to all who replied. I'll try F10 tomorrow.


Brett





"HH" wrote in message
...
Try F10 at the Compaq Logo.

HH


"KMS - Brett Anderson" wrote in message
...
I have an old Compaq Desk Pro.

It has a power on password.

I know the password, but would like to eliminate it. I can't work out
how to get to the point where I can reset it. I've tried holding down
both the F8 and the DEL keys on start up but can't get in to anything
that would allow me to eliminate the password.

What is the procedure to remove/change the power up password?

Thanks

Brett Anderson

Power up password
 

Well, did it work? I guess we'll never know.

KMS - Brett Anderson wrote:

Thanks to all who replied. I'll try F10 tomorrow.

Brett

"HH" wrote in message
...
Try F10 at the Compaq Logo.

HH


"KMS - Brett Anderson" wrote in message
...
I have an old Compaq Desk Pro.

It has a power on password.

I know the password, but would like to eliminate it. I can't work out
how to get to the point where I can reset it. I've tried holding down
both the F8 and the DEL keys on start up but can't get in to anything
that would allow me to eliminate the password.

What is the procedure to remove/change the power up password?

Thanks

Brett Anderson