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Reboot the system and key in the selected string (qjjg9vy, 07yqmjd etc.) for the BIOS user
3.
password.
Cleaning BIOS Passwords
To clear the password, perform the following steps:
1. From a DOS prompt, Execute clnpwd.exe
2. Press 1 or 2 to clean the desired password shown on the screen.
The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not.
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