Hi there,
In need of some advice. Recently picked up a C115 Packard Bell off eBay but it has a password set on it that I can't clear.
tried removing the CMOS battery for over half an hour which made no difference.
Can't find a clear CMOS switch on the mobo.
Photo's attached.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A pic of the motherboard, or even better a positive identification of it, would be useful...
Take a look here:
http://uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/pbmb1.htm
PB used Intel OEM boards in this era and they generally had a separate Password Clear jumper, independent from CMOS clear. If that's the case here and if so which it is depends on the motherboard of course.
dionb wrote on 2021-07-13, 15:40:A pic of the motherboard, or even better a positive identification of it, would be useful... […]
A pic of the motherboard, or even better a positive identification of it, would be useful...
Take a look here:
http://uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/pbmb1.htmPB used Intel OEM boards in this era and they generally had a separate Password Clear jumper, independent from CMOS clear. If that's the case here and if so which it is depends on the motherboard of course.
My bad. Why didn't I include a photo of the board.
PC is at work at the moment. I'll grab a photo tomorrow.
Thanks for the reply though 🤘
Here's a photo of the board.
Kinda hard to take with the big bar across the top.
Does it help identify the mobo?
Cheers,
Matt
unospace wrote on 2021-07-14, 17:07:Here's a photo of the board. […]
Here's a photo of the board.
Kinda hard to take with the big bar across the top.
Does it help identify the mobo?
Cheers,
Matt
Yep, that's clear enough. Intel NV430VX, or in PB-speak PB682 'Orlando 2D'
Here's specs & info: http://uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/682.htm
J1F2A is the jumper you're looking for. Setting it to 2-3 should do the trick.
dionb wrote on 2021-07-14, 23:34:Yep, that's clear enough. Intel NV430VX, or in PB-speak PB682 'Orlando 2D' […]
unospace wrote on 2021-07-14, 17:07:Here's a photo of the board. […]
Here's a photo of the board.
Kinda hard to take with the big bar across the top.
Does it help identify the mobo?
Cheers,
Matt
Yep, that's clear enough. Intel NV430VX, or in PB-speak PB682 'Orlando 2D'
Here's specs & info: http://uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/682.htm
J1F2A is the jumper you're looking for. Setting it to 2-3 should do the trick.
Quick question. I can see the jumpers. Which one is it though?
There are multiple jumpers along the bottom of the board.
Sorry to be a pain!
Matt
Okay. Done a little more hunting.
It would seem that I need the two A connectors.
CMOS Clear
J1F2A 4-5 Clear
5-6 Normal
Password Clear
J1F2A 1-2 Password Enabled
2-3 Password Disabled
Found this online.
Have marked the image location with a red square.
Let the fun begin tonight hopefully.
Thanks for the help though dionb, very much appreciated.
unospace wrote on 2021-07-15, 08:06:[...] […]
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Quick question. I can see the jumpers. Which one is it though?
There are multiple jumpers along the bottom of the board.
Sorry to be a pain!
Matt
The whole block is J1F2. It's divided into sections A-D. Within each section the pins are numbered. So I would expect there to be a jumper over pins 1 and 2 on J1F2A (and judging by the pic, that is the case); that jumper needs moving to 2 and 3.
dionb wrote on 2021-07-15, 11:22:unospace wrote on 2021-07-15, 08:06:[...] […]
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Quick question. I can see the jumpers. Which one is it though?
There are multiple jumpers along the bottom of the board.
Sorry to be a pain!
Matt
The whole block is J1F2. It's divided into sections A-D. Within each section the pins are numbered. So I would expect there to be a jumper over pins 1 and 2 on J1F2A (and judging by the pic, that is the case); that jumper needs moving to 2 and 3.
Cheers for the advice. Very much appreciated!
Got a plan coming together now to reset this damn password!
dionb wrote on 2021-07-14, 23:34:Yep, that's clear enough. Intel NV430VX, or in PB-speak PB682 'Orlando 2D' […]
unospace wrote on 2021-07-14, 17:07:Here's a photo of the board. […]
Here's a photo of the board.
Kinda hard to take with the big bar across the top.
Does it help identify the mobo?
Cheers,
Matt
Yep, that's clear enough. Intel NV430VX, or in PB-speak PB682 'Orlando 2D'
Here's specs & info: http://uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/682.htm
J1F2A is the jumper you're looking for. Setting it to 2-3 should do the trick.
That worked perfectly. Moved the pin to 2-3 and it no longer has a password set on it.
Thanks so much for the advice.
Time to get a HDD installed in this case and then Windows 95 time now.
