Digital PWS 500au console password
Greetings,
I'm a new OpenVMS hobbyist, and I recently acquired a PWS 500au on
E-bay. Unfortunately, the console is locked with a password, and I
can't find any information on how to unlock it other than to "call
support"; obviously not a great option given the age of the machine.
Fooling around with it I managed to get it into its alternate
personality Windows NT centric BIOS, lock it up at boot (requiring
removing the battery before it would boot again), clear the entire
Windows NT side of the BIOS settings, and clear the Windows NT BIOS
password. Through all this the SRM console password still remained. I
can't find any information on newsgroup archives, google, etc. about
how to reset this thing other than it appears to be a complicated
process involving clearing nvram with a debugger.
It seems to be really easy to install Windows NT on this machine, but
I'd much rather have OpenVMS. Does anyone have any idea about how to
reset the password on this thing or otherwise make it usable?
.
Relevant Pages
- =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_Resetting_BIOS_to_factory_de?= =?UTF-8?Q?faults_when_you_don=C2=B4t_have_acces
... My BIOS is now inaccessible. ... Windows still booted so I tried A) B), ... If you have registered your computer for Password Reset Service, and you forgot your power-on or hard disk password, you can reset it by pressing the ThinkVantage button at the password prompt. ... v If you cannot reset your power-on password, you must take your computer to a Lenovo authorized servicer or a marketing representative to have the password canceled. ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.general) - =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IFJlc2V0dGluZyBCSU9TIHRvIGZhY3RvcnkgZGVmYXVsdHMgd2g=?= =?UTF-8?B?ZW4geW91IGRvb
... My BIOS is now inaccessible. ... Windows still booted so I tried A) B), ... If you have registered your computer for Password Reset Service, and you forgot your power-on or hard disk password, you can reset it by pressing the ThinkVantage button at the password prompt. ... v If you cannot reset your power-on password, you must take your computer to a Lenovo authorized servicer or a marketing representative to have the password canceled. ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.general) - =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_Resetting_BIOS_to_factory_de?= =?UTF-8?Q?faults_when_you_don=C2=B4t_have_acces
... My BIOS is now inaccessible. ... Windows still booted so I tried A) B), ... If you have registered your computer for Password Reset Service, and you forgot your power-on or hard disk password, you can reset it by pressing the ThinkVantage button at the password prompt. ... v If you cannot reset your power-on password, you must take your computer to a Lenovo authorized servicer or a marketing representative to have the password canceled. ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.general) - Re: solve my problem for me (for David Schwartz)
... |> the boot manager is reconfigured, and when it resets its configurationas it ... |> chainloads into Windows? ... You need a reboot to get back to the BIOS. ... | reset or loss of power occurs concurrent with the controlled reboot, ...
(comp.os.linux.development.system) - Re: win xp user password
... Resetting your BIOS won't help with a Windows password. ... There is software that will enable you to reset your Windows Administrator ... reset the password for your user account. ...
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