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How to bypass BIOS password?
Hi can anyone please help i need to get into my bios settings to fix a audio problem but it is password protected and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to bypass the password. i will list my computer details below. I've looked at some websites on how to do it but i don't really want to take my computer apart. If thats the only way could someone please talk me through it step by step as ive never done it before. many thanks. seabass
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8V-MX
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8V-MX Rev 1.XX
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 08.00.09 Rev. 1.01.1711 08/03/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
163.91 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
159.38 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
SONY CD-RW CRX320E [CD-ROM drive]
Maxtor 6 L160M0 SCSI Disk Device (163.92 GB) -- drive 0 448 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM0' has 256 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 163.91 GB 159.38 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Simon 09/01/2008 00:35:41 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account HP Deskjet F2100 series on USB001
Controllers Display
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP [Display adapter]
ViewSonic VE710b [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n A34051551209, April 2005)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller None detected
Communications Other Devices
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem
1394 Net Adapter
Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network Adapter
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.65 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254
Physical Address: 00:17:3F:49:41:0F
VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter
Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.254
VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
HID-compliant consumer control device (2x)
USB Human Interface Device
HP Deskjet F2100
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
HP Deskjet F2100 Printer series (DOT4USB)
USB Composite Device
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (5x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
AVG 7.5.516 Version 7.5.516
Realtime File Scanning On
Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]
These required security hotfixes (using the 11/13/2007 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary) were not found installed. Note: CIS benchmarks require that Critical and Important severity security hotfixes must be installed.
Q938127 - Critical (details...)
Installed Microsoft Hotfixes [Back to Top]
MSXML4SP2
KB936181 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
Windows Media Player 6.4
KB925398_WMP64 (details...)
SP0
KB925398_WMP64 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
Windows Media Player 9
KB936782_WMP9 (details...)
SP2
KB936782_WMP9 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
Windows Media Player
SP0
KB911564 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
Windows XP
KB941569 (details...)
SP0
KB941569 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB942615-IE7 on 07/01/2008 (details...)
SP3
KB873339 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB885835 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB885836 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB886185 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB887472 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB888302 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB890046 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB890859 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB891781 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB893756 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB893803V2 on 07/01/2008 (details...)
KB894391 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB896358 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB896423 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB896428 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB898461 on 07/01/2008 (details...)
KB899587 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB899591 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
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KB911562 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB911927 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB913580 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB914388 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
Windows XP
SP3 (continued)
KB914389 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
KB914440 on 07/01/2008 (details...)
KB915865 on 07/01/2008 (details...)
KB916595 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
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KB942763 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
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KB944653 on 08/01/2008 (details...)
Windows
SP1
IDNMITIGATIONAPIS on 07/01/2008 (Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs)
NLSDOWNLEVELMAPPING on 07/01/2008 (Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs
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