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I have windows XP proffesional and I have got loads of rubbish on my computer I want to know how to format your computer to get rid of all my stuff


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Backdoor passwords

Many BIOS manufacturers have provided backdoor passwords that can be used to access the BIOS setup in the event you have lost your password. These passwords are case sensitive, so you may wish to try a variety of combinations. Keep in mind that the key associated to "_" in the US keyboard corresponds to "?" in some European keyboards. Laptops typically have better BIOS security than desktop systems, and we are not aware of any backdoor passwords that will work with name brand laptops.

WARNING: Some BIOS configurations will lock you out of the system completely if you type in an incorrect password more than 3 times. Read your manufacturers documentation for the BIOS setting before you begin typing in passwords

Award BIOS backdoor passwords:

ALFAROME
ALLy
aLLy
aLLY
ALLY
aPAf
_award
AWARD_SW
AWARD?SW
AWARD SW
AWARD PW
AWKWARD
awkward BIOSTAR
CONCAT
CONDO
Condo
d8on
djonet
HLT
J64
J256
J262
j332
j322 KDD
Lkwpeter
LKWPETER
PINT
pint
SER
SKY_FOX
SYXZ
syxz
shift + syxz
TTPTHA
ZAAADA
ZBAAACA
ZJAAADC
01322222
589589
589721
595595
598598

AMI BIOS backdoor passwords:

AMI
AAAMMMIII
BIOS
PASSWORD
HEWITT RAND
AMI?SW
AMI_SW
LKWPETER
A.M.I.
CONDO

PHOENIX BIOS backdoor passwords:

phoenix, PHOENIX, CMOS, BIOS

MISC. COMMON PASSWORDS

ALFAROME
BIOSTAR
biostar
biosstar
CMOS
cmos LKWPETER
lkwpeter
setup
SETUP
Syxz
Wodj

OTHER BIOS PASSWORDS BY MANUFACTURER

Manufacturer Password
VOBIS & IBM merlin
Dell Dell
Biostar Biostar
Compaq Compaq
Enox xo11nE
Epox central
Freetech Posterie
IWill iwill
Jetway spooml
Packard Bell bell9
QDI QDI
Siemens SKY_FOX
TMC BIGO
Toshiba Toshiba

TOSHIBA BIOS

Most Toshiba laptops and some desktop systems will bypass the BIOS password if the left shift key is held down during boot

IBM APTIVA BIOS

Press both mouse buttons repeatedly during the boot

yep its a referb

If it was a refurbished computer, then there could be a (slight) chance that the previous owner placed a password. Either that, or the firm who sold the PC is trying to cause trouble for you.

To clear out a blocked BIOS, you need to clear the memory. Have a read through the motherboard manual, or find some info on the internet for the motherboard, but you usually have to turn off the PC, change a jumper setting, leave the PC off for 5 mins, change the jumper back then power up again, but it can differ, and you need to know which jumper to use.

I would, however, go back to whoever sold you the PC and complain, threaten to take legal action unless they take it off, that's well out of order.

Silent85 wrote:
> but what if the people you bought the computer off have blocked you
> bios ???? with a password

Silent85 wrote:
> I have windows XP proffesional and I have got loads of rubbish on my
> computer I want to know how to format your computer to get rid of all
> my stuff

well which one is it, the computer has been disabled in the bios, or you have loads of rubbish? sounds dodgy to me...

but what if the people you bought the computer off have blocked you bios ???? with a password

Insert the Win XP CD and boot from there. You'll have the option to reformat the hard drive before installing Windows XP fresh again.

Are you sure you want to format?

That means completely deleting everything on the disk. If that's what you want then make sure that you back up any stuff you want to keep, and then there's an easier way of doing it than the other suggestion. Boot up from your cd drive (you may need to change a bios setting to do this) and have the windows XP pro cd in the drive. Then just opt to do a clean install of XP, et voila, you will have windows XP installed on a completely clean disk.

Use a boot floopy and at the A: drive type

format c:\ [ENTER]

Alternatively use Add/Remove in Control Panel.

I have windows XP proffesional and I have got loads of rubbish on my computer I want to know how to format your computer to get rid of all my stuff


Thanks