Typically, in order to make it past the BIOS lockout and get access to the computer, he would have to open the laptop case and short the CMOS reset pins or pull the CMOS battery. The process is ...

CMOS stands for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor and despite its size, it does much more than you think. Let’s clarify a few things first. A CMOS chip is vastly different than the CMOS battery ...

A battery that maintains the time, date, hard disk and other configuration settings in the CMOS memory. CMOS batteries are small and are attached directly to the motherboard. See BIOS setup and ...

If you have the latest Acer laptop, this will not work as Acer eSettings Management is not updated to current versions. 3] Remove CMOS battery to remove BIOS Password This is a risky method to ...