Resetting Your Computer [Re: Digital HiNote CT450 supervisor password]

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Barry Watzman typed on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:51:27 -0500:
First, it is a total myth that you can GENERALLY get into a laptop by
removing any/all batteries. Password storage is almost universally in
flash memory that does not require any power backup. There were
(almost two decades ago) a very few exceptions to this, but none that
I have seen in even the past decade.

Well just to add on another note here. There is a problem which I don't
fully understand that does help with some make and models of computers.
And that is when the computer acts screwy and rebooting doesn't clear it
up. And that is turning it off, removing the AC and the main battery (if
a laptop). And they say and holding the power button in for 10 seconds.
Although this last step was never necessary IMHO.

The EeePC 700 series also has a pinhole reset (you need a paperclip,
etc) on the bottom. I never figured out what that one does differently
than removing the AC and the battery. Seems like it resets it in the
same matter to me. Then there are two pads on the motherboard that you
can reach by removing the RAM cover that you can short out while no
power and no main battery installed. But I am not sure what that does
differently either.

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Bill
2 Gateway MX6124 - Windows XP SP2
3 Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
2 Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 1GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2 ~ Xandros Linux - Puppy - Ubuntu


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