How to brake or reset BIOS Administrator Password

[coronel]

Hi folks.
How are you doing today.
Two Issues.
1-) I have a DELL Optiplex GX280 and i wanna upgrade the BIOS software on it but the problem is when i tried to update, i have to have to type current administrator password in BIOS configuration; so my question is there is a jumper in the motherboard?. By the wy, i changed the BIOS battery in the motherboard.

2-) at the same system, i have a SATA 40GB HDD and i need to reinstall the OS but in the support page on DELL thwere is no serial driver for SATA 40GB what do ihave to do?

Thanks in advance.

 

[bcastner]

Intel ICH6 SATA controller.

The SATA drivers are on the 'Drivers and Utilties' or 'Resource' CD:

http://nees.umn.edu/facilities/spec...c/dell_optiplex_gx280/user_guide/findinfo.htm

Or, go to the Intel site:

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-009245.htm

 

[John Lewis]

As for question 1, there is indeed a jumper labeled PSWD. Specific location depends upon the version of the GX280 you have.

Power down, remove the jumper. Boot to Windows and power down again. Replace the jumper. On the next boot, you should be good.

 

[port27374]

mhkwood is right - if you require a little further clarification as to the exact location of the jumper check here for diagrams and pinpoint location of jumper labelled PSWD - it defo works coz i did it on a small form factor desktop gx280 about 3 weeks ago -

http://nees.umn.edu/facilities/spec...oc/dell_optiplex_gx280/user_guide/replbrd.htm