BOOT password lost- here is the new way....for ASUS P3B-F Motherboard

During trial of installing CentOS linux I have found that machine already had Redhat installed. I tried putting CD of CentOS OS in the CDROM but the machine could not boot up with CDROM because default boot sequence was HDD and then CDROM. I had tried by Pressing DEL at the boot time but the BIOS was protected by Password. Even I dint have machines root or user password for Redhat.

I tried to remove the jumper and blow away the CMOS settings but that dint work(I used to do this back when i was doing my BS). Next, I looked for the Motherboard type. It was ASUS P 3B-F. So I did google for manual of mother board and found new way of resetting the boot password.

1. You have to turn off the computer and remove the power plug.
(not mention in manual though)set the jumper to pin 2-3(remove from pin 1-2)
2. look for the CLRTC solder points and sort it.
3. turn on the computer and press DEL at startup,
4. And thats it!!! you enter in the BIOS.
5. setup BIOS timer clock and other things you want to

don't forget to put jumper back to pin 1-2.


It dint mention in the manual that you have to put jumper to 2-3, but then without doing this it dint work. SO I did.

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