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How to Reset a BIOS Password?

Friday, 10. June 2011

Today password plays a very important role in data security. As a common PC user, you can easily set a Windows login password and a BIOS password to secure your computer data. And if forgot Windows login password, you can easily fix this problem by using Windows Password Recovery, a powerful yet easy Windows password recovery tool. Then if you forgot BIOS password, what should you do?

The best method to reset a BIOS password depends on what BIOS the computer has, but the general BIOS reset methods are collected as follows:

Method 1: Remove BIOS battery
The BIOS password is stored in CMOS memory that is maintained while the PC is powered off by a small battery, which is attached to the motherboard. Removing the battery will act to wipe clean all of the memory and settings in BIOS, including the stored password. Take the password away for 15-30 minutes or more, then put it back and the data contained into the BIOS memory should be volatilized. It is highly suggested that you should remove it for about one hour to be sure, because if you put it back when the data aren’t erased yet. Read more