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BIOS

marine -  
Good evening, I have a problem, I have an Asus laptop with Windows 7, I accessed the BIOS and set a user password on it, but when I restart, before each Windows launch, it asks me for the user password, is this normal?
I can no longer access the BIOS either, how can I get back in please?

Thank you

13 answers

  1. marine
    Hi, so here's exactly what I did:

    C:\cmospwd-5.0\windows>cmospwd_win
    CmosPwd - BIOS Cracker 5.0, October 2007, Copyright 1996-2007
    GRENIER Christophe, grenier@cgsecurity.org
    https://www.cgsecurity.org/
    As administrator, run "ioperm.exe -i" before.

    C:\cmospwd-5.0\windows>cmospwd_win /k
    CmosPwd - BIOS Cracker 5.0, October 2007, Copyright 1996-2007
    GRENIER Christophe, grenier@cgsecurity.org
    https://www.cgsecurity.org/
    Warning: if the password is stored in an eeprom (laptop/notebook), the password
    won't be erased.

    1 - Kill cmos
    2 - Kill cmos (try to keep date and time)
    0 - Abort
    Choice :

    Knowing that I have a laptop, what choice should I make?
    1. karirovax
      hello
      try the first one (choose Kill cmos)
      if the problem persists then before using cmoswpd ; try ioperm.exe -i
      then go back to the step you did
      good luck
    2. karirovax
      ajanth33 in the cmospwd aid, there is a universal password for (phoenix award) like in your case.
      So enter the BIOS and when it asks for the password, simply type phoenix.
    3. karirovax
      Is the problem solved!!!!!!?
    4. karirovax
      Marine, is the problem solved!
  2. marine
    I downloaded cmospwd, unzipped it in C: and nothing is working, demonstration:

    C:\>CMOSWD /k
    'CMOSWD' is not recognized as an internal or external command, an executable program or batch file.
    1. karirovax
      hi marine
      but in the cmos folder there are 3 directories ( dos, src, windows ) right?
      well:
      in the command prompt type the exact name of the program found in the windows folder which is cmospwd_win;
      then the command is I think:
      cmospwd /k if not cmospwd_win /k
      good luck
  3. epango
    "But Epango has already said that it's a LAPTOP and he can't open it."

    But come on! So according to him, if a laptop’s battery is dead, you can’t change it? In most laptops, the BIOS battery is located on the back, under a cover that you can unscrew.

    See you!

    --
    You don't know, you ask, you feel ashamed once.
    You don't ask, you'll be ashamed your whole life. Chinese proverb.
    1. karirovax
      Thank you, Epango, for this info. I find that you have already done some work on the MOBILE devices, unlike me.
      So, thanks again.
  4. karirovax
    hi everyone
    but epango already said that it's a LAPTOP and he can't open it with the software (cmospwd-4.3.zip or cmospwd5.zip) is a tool.
    so for the command it's very simple:
    CMOSWD /k the /k allows you to delete the password. that's all.
    good luck marine
    2. epango
      If you set a password in the BIOS, it's normal for it to ask for it at every startup. Try this: remove the BIOS battery for at least an hour. The BIOS will likely reset.

      See you!

      --
      If you don't know, you ask, you feel embarrassed once.
      If you don't ask, you'll feel embarrassed your whole life. Chinese proverb.
      2. marine
        It's a laptop and I'm not handy, so apart from that, am I doomed to never be able to return to the BIOS?
        2. marine
          Hello Kari, I type "download CMOS" into Google and there’s nothing convincing; this method seems risky. Is there an official site...?
          1. karirovax
            But I think that the buttons to access the BIOS are either (Delete or F2)
            if that's not the case, you need to download CMOS, which is software that will delete your password (by working in MS-DOS). If not, then remove the case of your PC (central unit), then remove the CMOS (the battery, but your PC must be off) and start your PC to access the BIOS and delete it.
            1. marine
              I haven't lost my password, everything's fine, but at startup, I can't access the BIOS; it asks me for the password, I type it in, and Windows 7 starts up. However, no matter when I press F10, I can no longer access the BIOS. This is serious, I need to go into the BIOS...
              2. karirovax
                hi Marine
                but explain well your brb did you lose the password or not.