First post, by maddmaxstar
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So, I rebuilt a PC today to test out a stack of Slot A motherboards I've been sitting on, 2 K7M's and a K7V, got them together, everything looked okay, etc...
But now, I've got a seemingly simplistic issue here. The BIOS is Password protected...
Now, what would be the most obvious solutions?:
A) Clear the CMOS
B) Clear the Password jumper.
C) Take the battery out and unplug the system for 30s+.
Here's the kicker, the Board's been stored for 2-3 years... without a CMOS battery inserted.
There's also no clear Password jumper, and the clear CMOS jumper has no pins, but two pads where pins were never soldered.
So, with all the Slot A Retro PC fans here, I'm wondering, has anyone run into this, and know another way to get past this? (perhaps a hack or a master password?)
= Phenom II X6 1090T(HD4850) =
= K7-550(V3-3000) =
= K6-2+ 500(V3-2000) =
= Pentium 75 Gold(Voodoo1) =
= Am486DX4-120(3DXpression+) =
= TI486DLC-40(T8900D) =
= i386sx-16+i387(T8900D) =