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From: lmarco@panix.com (Lou Marco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Acer Aspire 8930G RTC Battery location?
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:28:39 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <g41ap6hvjq7rbpj6hsmhg0gmu67fh55rba@4ax.com>,
me/2  <null@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>Wow, all these replies and nobody has mentioned that BIOS passwords are
>stored in NVRAM and removing the CMOS battery will not clear a BIOS
>password. Depending on the manufacturer/model there are almost always

	Because we're not as confused as you are. Supervisor passwords
are in NVRAM and not clearable by removing power.  BIOS passwords are stored
in CMOS and go to the Great ASIC In The Sky when the volts vanish.


>required to be able to remove a BIOS password. You had to give them the name
>of the ASP, the ASP ID number, your name and your Tech ID number. At that
>point they would have you press a "magic" combination of keys. This would
>generate a challenge code on the screen. They would then give you a time

	Well, that's pretty slick. But wouldn't it have been easier to
just replace the chip?  That's how you fix IBM's with a lost SUPERVISOR
password...