BIOS Password

Many people find themselves in the unfortunate circumstance of needing to edit the BIOS on their computer when they discover that their BIOS has a password on it that they either setup themselves or was preprogrammed into the computer when they got it (usually the result of buying it at a yard sale or getting an old computer from a friend). Discovering that your BIOS has a password on it when you have no idea what the password is can be quite frustrating and frightening. In this article, we talk about what the BIOS is, why you would need a password for it, as well as an assortment of programs that can help you recover or reset your BIOS password.

What Is The BIOS

The BIOS, or Basic Input and Output System, on your computer is a series of menus that you can access when you first boot up your computer, usually by pressing F2 or F12. The BIOS allows you to change the way your computer boots up, how it configures certain programs, and a number of other things that are vital to your computer’s well being. Your BIOS is always there, whether there is an operating system installed on your hard drive or not. Sometimes, your BIOS is the only thing that prevents you from having to throw your computer away.

Why Is There A Password For BIOS

The majority of computers don’t have passwords on the BIOS. In fact, to put a password on your BIOS, you have to download programs that specifically set it up for you. Some people like to have their BIOS protected by a password in order to keep other people from changing the settings that affect how the computer boots up. Sometimes, children and inexperienced computer users are able to get into the BIOS without knowing what it does and they change something without realizing it. Their changes won’t take effect unless they specifically exit while saving changes, but it doesn’t hurt to secure your computer.

BIOS Password Recovery Programs

Below are several examples BIOS password recovery programs that will allow you to boot from a disk in order to regain control over your computer’s BIOS.

CMOSPWD 4.8

CMOSPWED 4.8 is a BIOS password recovery program that allows you to burn the program to a CD, USB, or floppy disk and run it on your computer. CMOSPWD 4.8 will walk you through the steps of deleting your old BIOS password. This program will work in a number of operating systems including MS-DOS but keep in mind that the program was only designed for desktop computers. For laptops, you will require a special electronic device known as an eeprom programmer to retrieve the BIOS password, due to the way laptops store that kind of information.

BIOS Password Recovery Tool

The BIOS Password Recovery Tool allows you to simply insert the disk into your computer and reset or remove the BIOS password within minutes. This program does not require that you know anything about the BIOS or command prompt and will automatically do all the work for you.

PC CMOS Cleaner 2.0

The PC CMOS Cleaner 2.0 is a quick and easy fix to your BIOS password problem. This program will automatically detect any and all passwords currently protecting your BIOS or CMOS and display them for you. You will also have the option of returning your BIOS to its original state (with no password) or setting a new password if you’d like. PC CMOS Cleaner 2.0 is a free program that you can download and use whenever you want to reset or change your BIOS password. You can either download it directly to the computer with the BIOS password or burn its files to a CD and boot from it on the password-protected computer.

Password Recovery 2007

Password Recovery 2007 is a multi-functional program that allows you to not only reset or change your BIOS passwords, but also local administrator and user account passwords. Password Recovery 2007 was designed to be user-friendly and does not require that you have any technical knowledge, unlike other password recovery programs. This program can reset almost any password in a matter of minutes, supports a number of operating systems, and has a 100% success rate.