tools needed ?

eva2000 · 30th June 2001, 9:18 PM

i have an old pc which has a fried hard drive and a password protected bios which i have forgotten the password for

it's a

Pentium 166MXX
i430vx motherboard
4 x 16MB simms

now i want to be able to reset the bios and mess around with the piece of junk..

tools.. hmm what do i need and where can i get these tools from in order for me to be able to take apart this system?

theone333 · 30th June 2001, 9:27 PM

password protected bios/

while it boots..press and hold INSERT. or DELETE..or one of these keys..or maybe a different key i cant remember.

it worked on a 486.

maybe the company that manufactured your motherboard had a brain. not sure.

Swami · 30th June 2001, 9:30 PM

Tried looking in the manual for the bios reset jumper?
OR search for the mobo manual at the maker's website?
OR pull out battery for 24 hours or so to clear bios?

Lauhead · 30th June 2001, 9:45 PM

if u want to physically take the system apart, all you need is a medium sized phillips head screwdriver. some other tools that may come in handy are a few more screwdrivers of various sizes, needle nose pliers and something to clean all the dust like an old toothbrush and a vacume cleaner

Froodogs · 1st July 2001, 5:32 PM

find the little lithium battery which powers the bios.

then slide a thin piece of non conductive material between the battery and one of its contacts. leave it there for a bit.

OR

just pull the battery out.

either way.

bios'll reset. =-)

Dredd · 1st July 2001, 7:23 PM

There is usually a jumper near the keyboard socket that will be in the open position (usually the jumper is sideways). If you close the jumper then power up, the CMOS should clear, just don't forget to put the jumper back to the open position.

driver · 2nd July 2001, 8:21 PM

From my experience the BIOS reset jumper is normally the one closest to the battery. It'll be either 2pin (with the jumper only on 1 pin) or a 3pin (with the jumper on 2 of the 3 pins).

Whist powered OFF, put the jumper in the closed (on both pins) OR in other position (on the other 2 of the 3 pins) and leave for ~5? secs then replace it to it's original position.

Madhatter · 3rd July 2001, 12:42 PM

y not use a bios cracker??? i have uploaded the main ones

Ami

Award

that one is a com file, the next works better on newer bioses for some wierd reason, it is an exe

Award New

Extract them to anywhere, and run the files, when u reboot you should have a bios that has been "cracked" and been reset to bios defaults, no password etc. You might have to auto detect your drives again though.

HTH

30th June 2001, 9:18 PM	#1
eva2000 DDR1/DDR2/DDR3 Addict Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 21,887	tools needed ? i have an old pc which has a fried hard drive and a password protected bios which i have forgotten the password for it's a Pentium 166MXX i430vx motherboard 4 x 16MB simms now i want to be able to reset the bios and mess around with the piece of junk.. tools.. hmm what do i need and where can i get these tools from in order for me to be able to take apart this system? __________________ * Questions about memory? No PMs Ask on forums * i7 980X Club @4844mhz H20 * Asus P6T6 WS Revo - W3540 @4821 H20 \| W3570 @4997Mhz H20 \| DFI UT X58-T3EH8 USB3.0

30th June 2001, 9:45 PM	#4
Lauhead Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 538	if u want to physically take the system apart, all you need is a medium sized phillips head screwdriver. some other tools that may come in handy are a few more screwdrivers of various sizes, needle nose pliers and something to clean all the dust like an old toothbrush and a vacume cleaner __________________ Everything will kill you, it just depends on the dose.

3rd July 2001, 12:42 PM	#8
Madhatter Mr White Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: QLD Posts: 6,352	Try this y not use a bios cracker??? i have uploaded the main ones Ami Award that one is a com file, the next works better on newer bioses for some wierd reason, it is an exe Award New Extract them to anywhere, and run the files, when u reboot you should have a bios that has been "cracked" and been reset to bios defaults, no password etc. You might have to auto detect your drives again though. HTH

30th June 2001, 9:27 PM	#2
theone333 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 1,712	password protected bios/ while it boots..press and hold INSERT. or DELETE..or one of these keys..or maybe a different key i cant remember. it worked on a 486. maybe the company that manufactured your motherboard had a brain. not sure.

30th June 2001, 9:30 PM	#3
Swami Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Windsor, NSW. Posts: 109	Tried looking in the manual for the bios reset jumper? OR search for the mobo manual at the maker's website? OR pull out battery for 24 hours or so to clear bios?

1st July 2001, 5:32 PM	#5
Froodogs Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth Posts: 194	find the little lithium battery which powers the bios. then slide a thin piece of non conductive material between the battery and one of its contacts. leave it there for a bit. OR just pull the battery out. either way. bios'll reset. =-)

1st July 2001, 7:23 PM	#6
Dredd Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mildura, Victoria Posts: 197	There is usually a jumper near the keyboard socket that will be in the open position (usually the jumper is sideways). If you close the jumper then power up, the CMOS should clear, just don't forget to put the jumper back to the open position.

2nd July 2001, 8:21 PM	#7
driver Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane - Northside Posts: 3,517	From my experience the BIOS reset jumper is normally the one closest to the battery. It'll be either 2pin (with the jumper only on 1 pin) or a 3pin (with the jumper on 2 of the 3 pins). Whist powered OFF, put the jumper in the closed (on both pins) OR in other position (on the other 2 of the 3 pins) and leave for ~5? secs then replace it to it's original position.