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Hey Nerd-friends

I have got a "new" computer from a friend a 500mhz PIII (I think) I would like to make to webserver. But first step is to "crack" the bios. The bios is password protected and we my friend do not remember the password!

Is there a way to force that and reach the bios?

If you need anymore information I will try to give them....

hello!

remove the battery for a few minutes! or look for the mainbord docu. and look if they have jumpersettings to erease the bios!

Pappnase wrote:hello!

remove the battery for a few minutes! or look for the mainbord docu. and look if they have jumpersettings to erease the bios!

I will try that battery thing.. we don´t have docs...

hello frold

open the can look for the modell!? and then go to the net and search!*gg

Had the same problem yesterday with a Compaq deskpro, battery removal for 30 minutes did the trick

Fastbike wrote:Had the same problem yesterday with a Compaq deskpro, battery removal for 30 minutes did the trick

seems like the battery thing fixed it.....


But now I have to format the HD and can´t do that in the bios

What is the easies way to format c:?

use a linux or windows boot cd or disk .

what type of webserver? software, system, ...?

frold wrote:

Fastbike wrote:Had the same problem yesterday with a Compaq deskpro, battery removal for 30 minutes did the trick

seems like the battery thing fixed it.....


But now I have to format the HD and can´t do that in the bios

What is the easies way to format c:?

If you are going to install a windows operating system, you can usually boot from cd rom. It then ask's on witch partition you want to install if there is another windows system already on the HD. Just choose to delete the partition and make a new one. The HD will be formatted automaticly.

But the windows boot disk way works fine as well

(I installed windows server 2003 this way and it worked fine)