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How to hack an Award BIOS password in 3 seconds?

Jun 6th, 2006 23:08
The Voyager, Will Spencer, Dave, http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml

Using a Backdoor BIOS Password
Some versions of Award BIOS implement a backdoor password. The 
backdoor password works, no matter what the user sets the BIOS 
password to. These passwords are typically used for testing and 
maintenance. Manufacturers may change the backdoor BIOS password from 
time to time.
One reported Award backdoor BIOS password is eight spaces. Other 
reported Award backdoor BIOS passwords include 01322222, 589589, 
589721, 595595, 598598 , ALFAROME, ALLY, ALLy, aLLY, aLLy, aPAf, 
award, AWARD PW, AWARD SW, AWARD?SW, AWARD_PW, AWARD_SW, AWKWARD, 
awkward, BIOSTAR, CONCAT, CONDO, Condo, condo, d8on, djonet, HLT, 
J256, J262, j262, j322, j332, J64, KDD, LKWPETER, Lkwpeter, PINT, 
pint, SER, SKY_FOX, SYXZ, syxz, TTPTHA, ZAAAADA, ZAAADA, ZBAAACA, and 
ZJAAADC.
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Resetting the BIOS Password using Software
Every system must store the BIOS password information somewhere. If 
you are able to access the machine after it has been booted 
successfully, you may be able to view the BIOS password. You must know 
the memory address where the BIOS password is stored, and the format 
in which the BIOS password is stored. Or, you must have a program that 
knows these things.
You can write your own program to read the BIOS password from the CMOS 
memory on a PC by writing the address of the byte of CMOS memory that 
you wish to read in port 0x370, and then reading the contents of port 
0x371.
The programs !BIOS and/or CmosPwd will recover the BIOS password for 
Award BIOS's.