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2-18 System Utilities
Clearing BIOS Passwords
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CAUTION
:
!
If Power-on Password authentication is enabled, the BIOS password can only
be cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure or flashing the
BIOS. See
Crisis Disk Recovery .
This section provides details about removing HDD/BIOS passwords.
Clear the BIOS Password as follows:
NOTE: NOTE :
If the BIOS password is incorrectly entered three times, an error is generated.
(
Figure 2-16 )
Figure 2-16. Password Error Status
To reset the BIOS password, perform the following:
1. Press any key to exit the menu.
2. In DOS mode, execute
ClearSuPw.exe
.
Figure 2-17. Clear BIOS Password
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