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CMOS battery

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Posted 07 November 2008 - 03:17 PM

Well im about to take out my CMOS battery and need to know if it will reset everything that ive downloaded or just my bioes settings will it reset my password for the admin?

If i remove the CMOS battery will it clear everything like a reformat?

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Posted 07 November 2008 - 04:17 PM

Clearing the CMOS will only clear your BIOS settings like Boot order, CPU settings, stuff like that. It will not format anything, nor will it reset any passwords. Even if it is a bios password, most manufacturers make sure that it is a little harder then that to clear the password. If you have forgotten your password for windows it will not effect that but there are ways to do that.

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Posted 07 November 2008 - 05:01 PM

Yes, there are ways to do that - but we do not do that here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/boardrules.php

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Posted 07 November 2008 - 05:29 PM

Im guessing ive wasted £500 on my computer then :S

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