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password on a motherboard ?

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by williamlcook

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I bought a computer for parts . But I was told that it had worked .So I played with it .
The guy who sold it to me , gave me the password . But it's not what my children should know .
I found that it is on the Motherboard so I have no Idea how to change it or delete it .
Can you help me ?

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by ong_matthew

Normally , Motherboard comes with the software chip called CMOS . You should be able to enter it whenever you cold start your machine. (a screen will comes out showing to press F10 to enter menu etc ).
Inside the menu , look for the password menu. There should have 2 passwords ( admin and users ) . You may change it from there.
The jumper on the motherboard is for resetting the password should you forget it . You cannot change password form there.

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