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BIOSpasswordscanaddanextralayerofsecurityfordesktopandlaptop
computers.TheyareusedtoeitherpreventauserfromchangingtheBIOS
settingsortopreventthePCfrombootingwithoutapassword.Unfortunately,
BIOSpasswordscanalsobealiabilityifauserforgetstheirpassword,or
changesthepasswordtointentionallylockoutthecorporateITdepartment.
SendingtheunitbacktothemanufacturertohavetheBIOSresetcanbe
expensiveandisusuallynotcoveredinthewarranty.Neverfear,allisnotlost.
Thereareafewknownbackdoorsandothertricksofthetradethatcanbeused
tobypassorresettheBIOS

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DISCLAIMER
ThisarticleisintendedforITProfessionalsandsystemsadministratorswith
experienceservicingcomputerhardware.Itisnotintendedforhomeusers,
hackers,orcomputerthievesattemptingtocrackthepasswordonastolenPC.
Pleasedonotattemptanyoftheseproceduresifyouareunfamiliarwith
computerhardware,andpleaseusethisinformationresponsibly.LabMice.netis
notresponsiblefortheuseormisuseofthismaterial,includinglossofdata,
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BeforeattemptingtobypasstheBIOSpasswordonacomputer,pleasetakea
minutetocontactthehardwaremanufacturersupportstaffdirectlyandaskfor
theirrecommendedmethodsofbypassingtheBIOSsecurity.Intheeventthe

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manufacturercannot(orwillnot)helpyou,thereareanumberofmethodsthat
canbeusedtobypassorresettheBIOSpasswordyourself.Theyinclude:
UsingamanufacturersbackdoorpasswordtoaccesstheBIOS
Usepasswordcrackingsoftware
ResettheCMOSusingthejumpersorsolderbeads.
RemovingtheCMOSbatteryforatleast10minutes
Overloadingthekeyboardbuffer

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Usingaprofessionalservice
PleaserememberthatmostBIOSpasswordsdonotprotecttheharddrive,soif
youneedtorecoverthedata,simplyremovetheharddriveandinstallitinan
identicalsystem,orconfigureitasaslavedriveinanexistingsystem.The
exceptiontothisarelaptops,especiallyIBMThinkpads,whichsilentlylockthe
harddriveifthesupervisorpasswordisenabled.Ifthesupervisorpasswordis
resetwithoutresettingtheandharddriveaswell,youwillbeunabletoaccess
thedataonthedrive.

Backdoorpasswords
ManyBIOSmanufacturershaveprovidedbackdoorpasswordsthatcanbeused
toaccesstheBIOSsetupintheeventyouhavelostyourpassword.These
passwordsarecasesensitive,soyoumaywishtotryavarietyofcombinations.
Keepinmindthatthekeyassociatedto"_"intheUSkeyboardcorrespondsto
"?"insomeEuropeankeyboards.LaptopstypicallyhavebetterBIOSsecurity
thandesktopsystems,andwearenotawareofanybackdoorpasswordsthat
willworkwithnamebrandlaptops.
WARNING:SomeBIOSconfigurationswilllockyououtofthesystem
completelyifyoutypeinanincorrectpasswordmorethan3times.Readyour
manufacturersdocumentationfortheBIOSsettingbeforeyoubegintypingin
passwords

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AwardBIOSbackdoorpasswords:
ALFAROMEALLyaLLyaLLYALLYaPAf_awardAWARD_SWAWARD?SW
AWARDSWAWARDPWAWKWARDawkwardBIOSTARCONCATCONDO
Condod8ondjonetHLTJ64J256J262j332j322KDDLkwpeterLKWPETER
PINTpintSERSKY_FOXSYXZsyxzshift+syxzTTPTHAZAAADAZBAAACA
ZJAAADC01322222
589589589721595595598598
AMIBIOSbackdoorpasswords:
AMIAAAMMMIIIBIOSPASSWORDHEWITTRANDAMI?SWAMI_SW
LKWPETERA.M.I.CONDO
PHOENIXBIOSbackdoorpasswords:
phoenix,PHOENIX,CMOS,BIOS
MISC.COMMONPASSWORDS

MicrosoftEdgeisAlreadyGoodEnough
forYoutoDropChrome

ALFAROMEBIOSTARbiostarbiosstarCMOScmosLKWPETERlkwpeter
setupSETUPSyxzWodj
OTHERBIOSPASSWORDSBYMANUFACTURER
ManufacturerPassword
VOBIS&IBMmerlin
DellDell
BiostarBiostar
CompaqCompaq
Enoxxo11nE
Epoxcentral
FreetechPosterie
IWilliwill
Jetwayspooml
PackardBellbell9
QDIQDI
SiemensSKY_FOX
TMCBIGO
ToshibaToshiba
TOSHIBABIOS
MostToshibalaptopsandsomedesktopsystemswillbypasstheBIOS
passwordiftheleftshiftkeyishelddownduringboot
IBMAPTIVABIOS
Pressbothmousebuttonsrepeatedlyduringtheboot

Passwordcrackingsoftware
ThefollowingsoftwarecanbeusedtoeithercrackorresettheBIOSonmany
chipsets.IfyourPCislockedwithaBIOSadministratorpasswordthatwillnot
allowaccesstothefloppydrive,theseutilitiesmaynotwork.Also,sincethese
utilitiesdonotcomefromthemanufacturer,usethemcautiouslyandatyour
ownrisk.
Cmospasswordrecoverytools3.1
!BIOS(getthehowtoarticle)
RemPass
KILLCMOS

UsingtheMotherboard"ClearCMOS"JumperorDipswitchsettings
Manymotherboardsfeatureasetofjumpersordipswitchesthatwillclearthe
CMOSandwipeallofthecustomsettingsincludingBIOSpasswords.The
locationsofthesejumpers/dipswitcheswillvarydependingonthemotherboard
manufacturerandideallyyoushouldalwaysrefertothemotherboardor
computermanufacturersdocumentation.Ifthedocumentationisunavailable,the
jumpers/dipswitchescansometimesbefoundalongtheedgeofthe
motherboard,nexttotheCMOSbattery,orneartheprocessor.Some
manufacturersmaylabelthejumper/dipswitchCLEARCLEARCMOSCLR
CLRPWDPASSWDPASSWORDPWD.Onlaptopcomputers,the
dipswitchesareusuallyfoundunderthekeyboardorwithinacompartmentat

thebottomofthelaptop.
PleaseremembertounplugyourPCanduseagroundingstripbeforereaching
intoyourPCandtouchingthemotherboard.Onceyoulocateandrestthe
jumperswitches,turnthecomputeronandcheckifthepasswordhasbeen
cleared.Ifithas,turnthecomputeroffandreturnthejumpersordipswitchesto
itsoriginalposition.

RemovingtheCMOSBattery
TheCMOSsettingsonmostsystemsarebufferedbyasmallbatterythatis
attachedtothemotherboard.(Itlookslikeasmallwatchbattery).Ifyouunplug
thePCandremovethebatteryfor1015minutes,theCMOSmayresetitself
andthepasswordshouldbeblank.(Alongwithanyothermachinespecific
settings,sobesureyouarefamiliarwithmanuallyreconfiguringtheBIOS
settingsbeforeyoudothis.)Somemanufacturersbackupthepowertothe
CMOSchipsetbyusingacapacitor,soifyourfirstattemptfails,leavethe
batteryout(withthesystemunplugged)foratleast24hours.Somebatteriesare
actuallysolderedontothemotherboardmakingthistaskmoredifficult.
Unsolderingthebatteryincorrectlymaydamageyourmotherboardandother
components,sopleasedon'tattemptthisifyouareinexperienced.Another
optionmaybetoremovetheCMOSchipfromthemotherboardforaperiodof
time.
Note:RemovingthebatterytoresettheCMOSwillnotworkforallPC's,and
almostallofthenewerlaptopsstoretheirBIOSpasswordsinamannerwhich
doesnotrequirecontinuouspower,soremovingtheCMOSbatterymaynot
workatall.IBMThinkpadlaptopslocktheharddriveaswellastheBIOSwhen
thesupervisorpasswordisset.IfyouresettheBIOSpassword,butcannotreset
theharddrivepassword,youmaynotbeabletoaccessthedriveanditwill
remainlocked,evenifyouplaceitinanewlaptop.IBMThinkpadshavespecial
jumperswitchesonthemotherboard,andtheseshouldbeusedtoresetthe
system.

OverloadingtheKeyBoardBuffer
Onsomeoldercomputersystems,youcanforcetheCMOStoenteritssetup
screenonbootbyoverloadingthekeyboardbuffer.Thiscanbedonebybooting
withthekeyboardormouseunattachedtothesystems,oronsomesystemsby
hittingtheESCkeyover100timesinrapidsuccession.

JumpingtheSolderBeadsontheCMOS
ItisalsopossibletoresettheCMOSbyconnectingor"jumping"specificsolder
beadsonthechipset.Therearetoomanychipsetstodoabreakdownofwhich
pointstojumponindividualchipsets,andthelocationofthesesolderbeadscan
varybymanufacturer,sopleasecheckyourcomputerandmotherboard
documentationfordetails.Thistechniqueisnotrecommendedforthe
inexperiencedandshouldbeonlybeusedasa"lastditch"effort.

Usingaprofessionalservice
IfthemanufacturerofthelaptopordesktopPCcan'torwon'tresettheBIOS
password,youstillhavetheoptionofusingaprofessionalservice.Password
Crackers,Inc.,offersavarietyofservicesfordesktopandlaptopcomputersfor
between$100and$400.Formostoftheseservices,you'llneedtoprovide
sometypeoflegitimateproofofownership.Thismaybedifficultifyou've
acquiredthecomputersecondhandorfromanonlineauction.

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Heresagoodbiospasswordcrackerthanworksguys!and
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Ihaveatoshibasatellitec655andIforgotthebios
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OnanoldIBMlaptopIboughtIfoundthatshortingtheI2C
linesontheEEPROMatjusttherighttimeworked.Details
here:
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