Password required to start LinuxCNC from USB stick

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07 Mar 2021 22:26 #201372 by tommylight
Assuming it is a desktop PC, those will always have a "Clear CMOS" jumper or a very small button on the mainboard.
Even removing the battery (2032 button type) for 10 to 15 minutes will reset the BIOS settings removing the password.
If it is a HDD password, none of the above will work, but changing the HDD will work.

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07 Mar 2021 22:33 #201375 by Aloha
The mainboard is a MS-7646.
It hould be this page of the manual:
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07 Mar 2021 22:35 #201377 by tommylight
Yup, that is it.
Move the jumper, leave it for 3 seconds, move it back to where it was.
Boot the PC.

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07 Mar 2021 22:39 #201378 by Aloha
It's not easy to access. I'll do that tomorrow.

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20 Mar 2021 12:43 #202970 by Aloha
Hi,
I think the problem is another one: this morning I have started the PC that I usually use and it asked for a password, in a window identically designed as on the other computer, whereas I have never been asked for a PWD.
I have removed the USB stick that was in the computer, but not bootable, and restarted. The computer didn't ask any more for a PWD.

So it seems not to come from the BIOS!

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20 Mar 2021 13:53 #202982 by Mike_Eitel
Do you use a stick that is protecting it's data. There are such ones. Try another stick

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20 Mar 2021 16:54 #202995 by Aloha
No, I don't, and I am not sure if the problem is the presence of the stick at the bootup.

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