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BIOS batt dead, asks pswd?

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Subject	BIOS batt dead, asks pswd?
Date	Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:51:44 +0000 (UTC)
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I have had a dead CMOS batt on a 1995 computer, but i have been logging in by
either going in and out of setup or hitting ESC. Now it starts asking for a
password.. why?




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