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I forgot my bios password

I forgot my bios password

how to ground or reset the bios chip-set in my net book, asus eee pc seashell series. there is no jumper and if i unplug the cmos battery and plug it, the password is still there.it is a start up password..i cant operate my net book because of the password..i cant remember my password..please help me. thanks

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Guest [Entry]

"Sadly, the simply battery trick hasn't worked in a long time for modern BIOS systems, which have mostly transitioned to long-lived flash memory. You'd have to wait much longer than 20 seconds---more on the order of 20 lifetimes.

However, many manufacturers have programmed secret ""recovery password"" prompts that can be accessed on only certain date/times that are the default after a BIOS battery reset. For example, many ASUS laptops (possibly all post-2002?) on Jan 2. 2002 can be bypassed by pressing Alt+R and entering ALAA4ABA. This will not only remove the BIOS passwords, but also any encryption passwords on the harddrive. You can then reboot and set them however you like (and you should---the BIOS is typically buggy and stores nonsense in the admin region after this procedure.) Presumably other manufacturers have thought of similiar secrets that aren't supposed to be known for use when laptops are mailed in under warranty."
Guest [Entry]

Locate CMOS battery, and disconnect battery for 15-20 seconds, that should clear the BIOS password.
Guest [Entry]

sherwin, here are some good instructions. Check toward the bottom of this page. A bit cumbersome, but it should work. Hope this helps, good luck
Guest [Entry]

Download latest BiOS.
Guest [Entry]

Here's how to easily reset your BIOS or UEFI password on Asus laptops:
Guest [Entry]

For asus laptops: