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&gt; From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a  rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org]On Behalf Of Brian
&gt; Chase
&gt; Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:43 PM
&gt; To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
&gt; Subject: Re: [ale] Clear BIOS Password - Dell Optiplex?
&gt;
&gt;
&gt; See if there's a small battery on the motherboard, like a watch
&gt; battery.  Powering down, removing it for a minute and putting it back in
&gt; and powering back on used to clear the bios password on other
&gt; motherboards in my recollection.
&gt;
&gt; BruceG wrote:
&gt;
&gt; &gt;Hey all,
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt;   I purchased a used Dell Optiplex to set up as a proxy server.
&gt; 128Meg RAM,
&gt; &gt;Celeron 600Mhz. I go into BIOS to set it to boot from CD, and am
&gt; asked for a
&gt; &gt;password. Seems I can't make it boot from CD w/out messing w/ BIOS, and
&gt; &gt;without the password - no luck. I tried &quot;phoenix&quot; (supposedly a standard
&gt; &gt;password for phoenix bios boards  nope!). Also tried going into
&gt; debug and
&gt; &gt;clearing the registers. Nope.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt;   So, if you know how to clear the bios password without getting too
&gt; &gt;involved, please let me know - either off-list or on (don't know
&gt; if we want
&gt; &gt;that detail on the list or not). Otherwise, I'll be returning
&gt; the box come
&gt; &gt;Monday. I already called the place I purchased it from, they got it
&gt; &gt;off-lease, and do not know the bios password.
&gt; &gt;
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