From: Eric Wilson <serw30@laf.cioe.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 06:32:33 -0800 (PST)
To: Kamil Golombek <Zero@mrkev.vabo.cz>
Subject: Re: Magic passwodr in BIOS?
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At 12:39 PM 11/21/96 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi,
>	yesterday I've read about so called "magic password" in AWARD BIOS. It
>was a surprise for me and I wasn't very happy that the way how to bypass
>this is so easy. But nevermind, I heve two questions about it. 	First,
>is there any way how to disabled "magic password" 589589 in AWARD BIOS?
>	Second, does anobody know another "magic passwords" to various BIOSes? 
>
>		Thanks for your answers!
>				ZERO
>
>
I wouldn't be too disappointed with a hole in BIOS password security. Most
of them can be easily defeated by a jumper switch, or shorting a pin on the
system board.