Many BIOS manufacturers have provided backdoor passwords that can be used to access the BIOS setup in the event you have lost your password. These passwords are case sensitive, so you may wish to try a variety of combinations.
WARNING: Some BIOS configurations will lock you out of the system completely if you type in an incorrect password more than 3 times. Read your manufacturers documentation for the BIOS setting before you begin typing in passwords.
| ALFAROME | BIOSTAR | KDD | ZAAADA | |||
| ALLy | CONCAT | Lkwpeter | ZBAAACA | |||
| aLLy | CONDO | LKWPETER | ZJAAADC | |||
| aLLY | Condo | PINT | 01322222 | |||
| ALLY | d8on | pint | 589589 | |||
| aPAf | djonet | SER | 589721 | |||
| _award | HLT | SKY_FOX | 595595 | |||
| AWARD_SW | J64 | SYXZ | 598598 | |||
| AWARD?SW | J256 | syxz | ||||
| AWARD SW | J262 | shift + syxz | ||||
| AWARD PW | j332 | TTPTHA | ||||
| AWKWARD | j322 | |||||
| awkward |
| AMI | BIOS | PASSWORD | HEWITT RAND | |||
| AMI?SW | AMI_SW | LKWPETER | CONDO |
| phoenix | PHOENIX | CMOS | BIOS |
| ALFAROME | BIOSTAR | biostar | biosstar | |||
| CMOS | cmos | LKWPETER | lkwpeter | |||
| setup | SETUP | Syxz | Wodj |
| Manufacturer | Password |
|---|---|
| VOBIS & IBM | merlin |
| Dell | Dell |
| Biostar | Biostar |
| Compaq | Compaq |
| Enox | xo11nE |
| Epox | central |
| Freetech | Posterie |
| IWill | iwill |
| Jetway | spooml |
| Packard Bell | bell9 |
| QDI | QDI |
| Siemens | SKY_FOX |
| TMC | BIGO |
| Toshiba | Toshiba |
Most Toshiba laptops and some desktop systems will bypass the BIOS password if the left shift key is held down during boot
Press both mouse buttons repeatedly during the boot