You set a BIOS password on your computer. The next time you start up the computer, you forgot what it was. How do you reset it?

1. Open up the computer to expose the motherboard. For normal desktop computers
, you will have to slide the case cover or side door off. For Laptops, remove the keyboard by unscrewing the screws securing it to the unit.

2. Look for a battery on the main board. It will either look like a large watch battery or like half of a AA.

3. Remove the battery for about 10 seconds.

4. Place the battery back on the motherboard.

If this doesn’t work, it is likely that you will need to look in the documentation for your motherboard to learn the jumper that will reset the BIOS password.

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Computers are in transition: Technologies such as the PCI Express bus and all-digital video connectors are supplanting their predecessors. More important, Microsoft's new Windows Vista is right around the corner. Anyone who's thinking of buying PC hardware in the next few months must keep an eye on the future.

If the transition to Windows XP is any lesson, the biggest potential hassle of a Vista upgrade is lack of support for legacy hardware and peripherals. Before moving to the new OS, check with your printer, scanner, and other peripheral manufacturers to learn whether they plan to offer Vista drivers for your product.

Well, here's a quick solution for you Windows XP users:

Click on Start, select Control Panel, click on "Printers and Other Hardware," and choose Mouse. In the resulting window, click on the Pointer Options tab.

In the Visibility section, I would recommend un-checking "Hide pointer while typing" so your mouse cursor doesn't disappear that often. Then check "Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key." This will activate a bulls eye target to appear around the mouse cursor when you press the Ctrl key

Solution 1: Boot-block BIOS

Modern motherboards have a boot-block BIOS. This is small area of the BIOS that doesn't get overwritten when you flash a BIOS. The boot-block BIOS only has support for the floppy drive. If you have a PCI video card you won't see anything on the screen because the boot-block BIOS only supports an ISA videocard.

Award: The boot-block BIOS will execute an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on a bootable diskette. Copy an Award flasher & the correct BIOS *.bin file on the floppy and execute it automaticly by putting awdflash *.bin in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

AMI: The AMI boot-block BIOS will look for a AMIBOOT.ROM file on a diskette. Copy and rename the correct BIOS file on the floppy and power up the PC. The floppy doesn't need to be bootable. You will see the PC read the floppy, after about 4 minutes you will hear 4 beeps, this means the transfer is done. Reboot the PC and modify the CMOS for your configuration.