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By: Zimbler0 in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (2)
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About the Computer . . .

Is it really a BIOS based password? Or an O.S. password?

Hmmmm . . . Looking up ASUS BIOS passwords . . .

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http://linustechtips.com/topic/744948-bypass-bios-password-on-asus-laptop-solved/

LONG STORY SHORT:

If an ASUS computer has a admin bios password at boot.

1) Open computer and remove the button battery on motherboard to reset clock

2) Check the recovery date by pressing alt+r at the ENTER PASSWORD screen.

3) Consult this list for the recovery password http://pastebin.com/L3c3rySj

4) Enter recovery password at recovery screen.

5) Eat pizza?

This process requires another computer or at least your phone. (I assume you got one because you're reading this)
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By the way, if the thing has an SSD hard drive - that alone would be worth the $11.

Zim.




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Re: Tonight's auction...
By: De_Composed
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Sat, 24 Feb 24 6:50 AM
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We have three auction pickups Saturday... a total of just nine lots. Most are small things: Some Celtic Stained Glass my wife bought ($28 ), some kitchen appliances, bowls & pans, a closet organizer (worth $200 new, we paid $27), a little bit of art, a "Euro Pro" Toaster Oven ($5) and a set of 80 vintage comic books ($12). The most interesting item is an Asus All-in-One Computer bought for $11. It works, but the BIOS-based password is unknown... and I don't know how difficult it may be to reset it. Without the password, we can't even format the hard drive... making the computer useless. There's got to be a way, though. We haven't owned one of these before. As you can see, there's no "box." It's just a monitor and keyboard. Thanks to the lack of additional photos or description, we don't even know its model or specs. It'll be a good and probably frustrating learning experience.



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