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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: MadDrongo on August 29, 2017, 12:01:06 pm

Title: F2A68HM-HD2 Password Problem
Post by: MadDrongo on August 29, 2017, 12:01:06 pm

Hi all,

I have a system with a Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 motherboard in it. Someone (I suspect my cousin, who was playing with it) has managed to set a password and I can't get rid of it. It's not a normal BIOS password, it comes up immediately the system is switched on.

So far I've tried:

- the clear CMOS jumper
- removing the CMOS battery
- shorting the battery socket contacts
- switching BIOSs by holding down reset and power for 10 seconds

None of these have worked.

Help!

Title: Re: F2A68HM-HD2 Password Problem
Post by: ElectroStingz on August 29, 2017, 12:29:34 pm

Hello,

Could be a "Power on password" has been set.

Did the backup BIOS activate?

Check this link for methods to force the 2nd bios to boot.
https://www.gigabytenordic.com/gigabyte-tips-tricks-rma/

Title: Re: F2A68HM-HD2 Password Problem
Post by: MadDrongo on August 29, 2017, 12:53:20 pm

Hi,

Thanks for replying.

Dual BIOS seems to be activating. Both holding down power/reset for 10 seconds and shorting pins 1&6 produce the same result, a blue screen with 'Gigabyte UEFI Dual BIOS' at the top and then the system resets and immediately displays the password prompt again.

Title: Re: F2A68HM-HD2 Password Problem
Post by: AgentFXA on August 30, 2017, 01:00:10 am

Try clearing the backdoor password as outlined here (end of page)
http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-BIOS-Password