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		NullPrefix on Feb 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Defeating a Laptop's BIOS Password This is about laptops, not desktops. Battery removal only resets the clock, but the password stays on.

numpad0 on Feb 25, 2020 [–]

Doesn’t matter if it’s laptop or desktop, depends more on how old PC is. I think UEFI machines use NAND or NOR ROM as actually nonvolatile NVRAM.

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