mikeymike Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 hello i need to get into the bios on a win 98 machine but has a password on it. i have already tried removing the battery from the motherboard and taking out jumpers from the motherboard as well and still no joy. any other ideas please??
Hightower Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 There seems to be some confusion here. Windows 98 doesn't have a BIOS. Aww come on - give the guy a chance. We all know what he means. How long did you leave the battery out for?
mikeymike Posted June 26, 2008 Author Posted June 26, 2008 what is it then cmos?? trying to get into it so can change boot up sequence so boots from cd rom first. battery was out all night
Jona Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 cmos = bios for PC maintenance purposes. When you took the battery out did you also disconnect the mains power? If you did you probably need to look for a reset jumper on the motherboard (a manual will help with this!) Jona
dhicks Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 i have already tried removing the battery from the motherboard and taking out jumpers from the motherboard Just random jumpers, or as documented in the motherboard's manual? I know some older boards require you to short out a couple of soldered pins with a paperclip rather than connect/remove jumpers. If you've done as the manual says then I'd be surprised it's not working. Is there a particular time that you had to short out something with a jumper for, maybe? -- David Hicks
plexer Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 A lot of boards will have a reset jumper you just need to switch it over to the reset setting. If that doesn't work disconnect from mains remove battery and use a mettalic object across the terminals on the motherboard battery holder to discharge it. Ben
mikeymike Posted June 26, 2008 Author Posted June 26, 2008 cmos = bios for PC maintenance purposes. When you took the battery out did you also disconnect the mains power? If you did you probably need to look for a reset jumper on the motherboard (a manual will help with this!) Jona yes was unplugged and have also taken out every jumper on the board one by one
Jona Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 taken out every jumper on the board one by one Well usually you need to move the jumper to another position rather than remove it all together to reset the bios.
mikeymike Posted June 26, 2008 Author Posted June 26, 2008 Well usually you need to move the jumper to another position rather than remove it all together to reset the bios. o rite ok didnt know that will give that a go thnx
Ric_ Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 It's also worth noting that most boards say on them what the jumpers do... get a torch out and do some hunting!
dhicks Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 o rite ok didnt know that will give that a go thnx Typing the motherboard model number into Google generally gets you the manual, often in PDF format, and even for quite old motherboards. It's probably worth doing a PDF-only search on Google for your motherboard's model number. -- David Hicks
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