If a bios password has been set on an award bios, and you can't get around it
without discharging CMOS. When prompted for the password, hold down the left
shift key and type AWARD_SW. Hit enter and release the shift key.
You can also try AWARD_PW.
Condo, djonet, lkwpeter, biostar, biosstar, and IBM Aptiva BIOS passwords can
be cleared by holding down both mouse buttons at boot-up until the computer
boots. Toshiba laptops can bypass the password by holding down the left shift
key during boot-up.
To clear the CMOS, you'll normally need to short a jumper on the motherboard.
Most motherboards actually label the correct jumper, making your job easier.
In most motherboards the jumper must be shorted while the computer is on.
However, a small percentage of boards will be damaged if you try this.
Try shorting the jumper with the computer off first, removing the jumper and
turning the computer on. If that fails, then turn the computer on with the
jumper in place.
If you have 2 pins, short the two pins with a jumper for 10 seconds or so
then pull the jumper and return it back to the default position. If you have
3 pins, then move the jumper pin from default postion, jumpered 1-2 and move
over to pins 2-3. Wait for 10 seconds or so, then move back to default
position 1-2. Turn the power back on and you should get an error message
indicated by 2 beeps to run the setup for CMOS. You need to run the CMOS
setup and restore the correct settings.
If you can't find the jumper, or it doesn't exist, unplug the computer. Find
the internal battery and remove it. Most computers will clear CMOS anywhere
between 10 seconds and 24 hours without any power.
http://www.tyan.com/support/html/clear_cmos.html
http://palermo.org/panther/comp_inf/techtips.htm
http://the-mid-west-web.com/techtips.html
http://www.hedgie.com/passwords/bios.html