What to Do If Bios Is Locked?
Contents on the Computer Motherboard, Locate the Bios Clear or Password Jumper or Dip Switch and Change Its Position. This Jumper Is Often Labeled Clear, Clear...
On the computer motherboard, locate the BIOS clear or password jumper or DIP switch and change its position. This jumper is often labeled CLEAR, CLEAR CMOS, JCMOS1, CLR, CLRPWD, PASSWD, PASSWORD, PSWD or PWD. To clear, remove the jumper from the two pins currently covered, and place it over the two remaining jumpers.
How do you unlock a locked BIOS?
The simplest way to remove a BIOS password is to simply remove the CMOS battery. A computer will remember its settings and keep the time even when it is turned off and unplugged because these parts are powered by a small battery inside the computer called a CMOS battery.
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Why do we locked down the BIOS?
You might want to lock the BIOS to prevent unauthorized access (so someone can’t get in and screw with settings, such as changing the boot order), or you could even set a password so that someone can’t boot into an operating system without knowing the password.
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