NODE 5e1805e2PS/2 passwd bypassed at bootup?
jon cameron <cellf@free.org>Thu, 27 Jul 95 18:18:26 PDT
I have my crummy IBM PS/2 passwd protected upon turning it on.
I know that removing the battery in a PS/2 deletes the password.
But can it be bypassed by an MIS-type if that person has an
administration-type of diagnostic/setup/boot-up floppy?
Jon C.
NODE 10b8ffcdRe: PS/2 passwd bypassed at bootup?
Ray Arachelian <sunder@escape.com>Fri, 28 Jul 95 09:08:55 PDT
Never heard of such a disk. However, I'm not sure it can be disabled as
it's in CMOS, and it the PS/2 (Half a personal computer?) I remember with
this password crap didn't even do a floppy seek, so if they don't read
the A: drive, how can there by a boot admin disk? (I may be wrong, but
that's what I remember.)
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