Help with CMOS clearing

[Tasty Sandwich]

Hello people.

brief story: i bought a pre-built computer, and it works perfectly at the time, but i have a problem. I cant access to the BIOS because CMOS has a password damn the guys who built this pc. So, i wanted to enter BIOS to change the run sequence (to install a new OS) but i couldn't.

I was looking on internet about what i could do to remove the password, and i read about clearing the CMOS. Is that correct? and if it is, how can i do it correctly?

note: i tried to enter BIOS with some generic passwords, but it didn't work. 

so, if you can help me with some advices, i will be very grateful.

i'll try to post a screenshot later, so you can create an idea of that i'm trying to do.

 

Thanks in advance 

[Poohl]

Clearing the CMOS is easy.

1. unplug the PC

2. Press Power Button a few seconds

3. if there is a clr_CMOS jumper connect the other two pins for a minute (on the motherboard)

    if not or you can't find it remove the Battery for a minute. (on the motherboard)

4. reassemble everything

 

this should kill any Password, but you may have to reconfigure the PC afterwards.

[Tasty Sandwich]

12 hours ago, Poohl said:

Clearing the CMOS is easy.

1. unplug the PC

2. Press Power Button a few seconds

3. if there is a clr_CMOS jumper connect the other two pins for a minute (on the motherboard)

    if not or you can't find it remove the Battery for a minute. (on the motherboard)

4. reassemble everything

 

this should kill any Password, but you may have to reconfigure the PC afterwards.

thanks a lot friend. but, what do you mean about reconfiguring? i will lose any data? or i need to reconfigure, for example, the run sequence if i need to do that again?

[SLAYR]

1 hour ago, Tasty Sandwich said:

thanks a lot friend. but, what do you mean about reconfiguring? i will lose any data? or i need to reconfigure, for example, the run sequence if i need to do that again?

Clearing cmos resetts all of the bios settings to their defaults, it won't mess with anything on your hdds.

[Poohl]

10 hours ago, Tasty Sandwich said:

thanks a lot friend. but, what do you mean about reconfiguring? i will lose any data? or i need to reconfigure, for example, the run sequence if i need to do that again?

All your Bios settings will be set to default, usually this is no Problem, but i recommend setting a auto shutdown

temperature and maybe check the Bootorder. (Your HDD won't be touched)