Password problem
From
Bob Ackley@1:300/3 to
All on Wed Nov 25 12:21:14 2009
Not really an OS/2 problem, an IBM hardware problem. IIRC OS/2 is loaded
on the HD, but I can't get that far.
I have lost/forgotten the power on password for an IBM PC-350, type 6586
model 37F, which is a P75 box. Or perhaps the password has become
corrupted, the machine had not been powered up for several (5 or more) years.
I did have to replace all of the RAM sticks to get it to power up without screaming (three very long beeps, nothing else, no display, no nothing); now
it does the POST and then asks for the password - which I don't have, the machine doesn't accept or recognize what it's supposed to be if present.
On the PS/2 (I have several) there's a jumper that, if set or changed depending on model, wipes or clears the power on password. There's a similar arrangement on early model Thinkpads, of which I have several. I can't find any such jumper
on this box's motherboard - it may be there, it just isn't intuitively obvious - which
is understandable.
Does anyone know how to bypass/reset/defeat the power on password on this machine? I'm pretty sure IBM hasn't included such a feature on any of its recent hardware offerings for security reasons, but this machine dates from about 1996 and may still have it.
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