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by vanpelt_antiques

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A friend was given a Gateway 2000 E-3000.
upon bootup it wants a pasword. The original owner forgot it. Isn't there a jumper on the motherboard to disable this or clear it? If so
where is it and what is it called on this
model. E139761 is the number on the motherboard.
as usual with gateway its hard to find anything
from the manufacturer.

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by dmiles

Remove password using Clear CMOS jumper on your mainboard
Please refer to your manual to locate this jumper. Clearing CMOS will erase all passwords set but all your user defined settings like harddisk type, RAM timings etc, too. You'll have to set these values again after clearing CMOS.

Remove password by clearing CMOS due to disconnected power
CMOS content is buffered by an onboard battery. If you disconnect this power supply your CMOS clears automatically as the content can't be refreshed due to the missing power. This works easily if you see the onboard battery. Remove the battery for at least 5 minutes an insert it again in it's socket.

Remove password by clearing CMOS within RTC chip
Depending on the RTC chip used on your mainboard you can reset CMOS content by connecting two pins on the RTC chip. A paperclip bent into a U shape is a good tool for this. For all the following activities your PC has to be powered off.

by chitosunday

Try removing the battery inside your computer but do it after you remove the power and touching the power box to remove any static electricity in your body. Usually it is a flat circle metal like a battery of casio watch. After booting without the battery. Shutdown your computer and then reinstall the battery again but remember shut-off the power and touching again the power box.

by malkeetdxb

For restoring the bios to factory(default)
setting, the easiest way it to remove the battery
from motherboard., and shorten the circuit by
touching both the element of battery socket by means of screw driver. This will reset the bios to default. Now, put the battery back from where you have removed. Before pluging in the power make sure there is no metalic solid like screws etc. are on the mother board, this will burn your motherboard. Try out!! hope this will help you.

by wcp

There are two options:

1. Clear the passwords (User and Administrative) by removing the battery.

You have to leave the battery out for at least 5 minutes. Then you have to reconfigure the BIOS.

2. Clear the passwords by resetting the BIOS jumper.

There should be a jumper at the low right hand corner of the motherboard. It reads ?BIOS CONFIG? and consists of three pins; pin 1 at the bottom and 3 at the top.
Make sure the computer is off and the power cord is unplugged.
Remove the jumper cap and place it over pin 2 and 3.
Plug the power cord back and boot the computer.
You should be automatically in ?Maintenance? menu of the BIOS.
Choose the ?Clear the passwords? and ?Yes?. This will clear both passwords.
Navigate to ?Boot? menu and choose ?Exit save changes?.
You will be asked to turn the computer off and place the jumper back to the normal position (Pin 1 and 2).
Turn the computer off, unplug the power cord, and reposition the jumper.
Plug the power cord back and boot the computer.

Now you are all set.

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