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Trouble with bios password

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by a1preece

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Why is it that I have set password's in the bios for the setup and the power up and yet one of the children at home can still use the computor and then surf the net.
thanks Andrew

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by gigelul

-The children know the password
-The children has opened the case of the computer and reset the CMOS. How to reset CMOS, look at your motherboard book. On motherboard is an jumper for that or the battery was removed.
-The children has used other hard disk.

by gigelul

I remember that few years ago I see a motherboard which has a code to bypass CMOS settings(also any password set in BIOS-CMOS). Check your motherboard model and try to obtain additional information about this possibility. The cod contained 4 numbersfor that motherboard.

by earl_star

You may need to change your cmos battery. It may be low and not keeping the settings.There have been cases where the battery runs low but no warning was given.

by oneonlysupermouse

Depending on your computer make and model ,you could put a lock on the case of the computer. This would prevent them from opening the case up and reseting the bios password. Also check your bios battery to see if it is good.

by data ninja

You might want to change the BIOS' password to something more complex, such as m0th3r where the 0 and 3 are numbers instead of letter, just in case the kid(s) see you type it in. If it is a BIOS that has a back door then you might want to Flash theBIOS with a newer version...

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