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anonymous guest
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:10 am    Post subject: boot password Reply with quote

I aquired four opliplex GX260's in various states of disrepair. One powers up but wants a password before I can proceed. I can't get to the bios or to selective boot to get around this. I can't find the password reset proceedure on the DCSE page that tells me how to get around it without knowing the original password. I tried removing the battery and the password jumper but to no avail. Can any one tell me what I am missing here?

Thanks,

AG.
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Blacksword
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does it want a BIOS or Hard Drive password?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe it is a bios password. Pressing F2 or F12 during boot does not let me past this password.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got it. I finally found the online manual. The clear the password proceedure is different on this machine than it has been in the past.
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