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27th March 2007

How do I reset a BIOS password?

This is one of the most common questions.One of my friends had taken a pc from the vendor and it was bios password protected. So he wanted some solution .So here are some tips on how to reset the bios password.

Some of the most common bios include AMI, Award, IBM and Phoenix. Some BIOS's allow you to require a password be entered before the system will boot. Some BIOS's allow you to require a password to be entered before the BIOS setup may be accessed.

Best Solution : The BIOS password is stored in CMOS memory that is maintained while the PC is powered off by a small battery, which is attached to the motherboard. Just REMOVE that CMOS battery for 30 seconds and put it back. Everything is reset. You are done.

If you don't wanna meddle with the motherboard and battery here are some of the common passwords used for bios password.

Using a Backdoor BIOS Password: 

Here there's a list of common backdoors and default passwords used by manofacturers.
It depends on the BIOS model and if you're lucky will work for you.

 

For Award BIOS:

AWARD_SW , j262,HLT,SER,SKY_FOX
BIOSTAR,ALFAROME,Lkwpeter
j256,AWARD?SW,LKWPETER
syxz,ALLy,589589,589721,awkward
CONCAT,d8on,CONDO,j64,szyx

For AMI BIOS:

AMI ,BIOS,PASSWORD,HEWITT RAND
AMI?SW,AMI_SW,LKWPETER,A.M.I.
CONDO

For Phoenix BIOS:

phoenix

Using Software: CmosPwd will recover the BIOS password.

Happy bios hacking ! 

27th March 2007

Best Movie Ever Made About Google

We all know the power of Google. We all know how Google loves it users and how the Google Team strives to provide the best of the best features to its users. We know Google keeps track of our searches, but we aren't worried, Google puts related ads in our inboxes ,we are not worried, becoz we all Love Google !. It always gives everything more than expected , its always Feature+ that Google gives its users.

Video :

But All put together still there are some things due to which people are worried about , Privacy .

Do you think Google is worried about our privacy ? I think its a Yes & a No sometimes. Many say No. 

So here is an excellent movie about Google and its power. check out .. 

All said and done , We still Love Google ! Long Live Google ! 

27th March 2007

A Cup of Cocoa a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

There is more sweet news about chocolate. A cup of cocoa a day may help drive heartchocolate_3.jpg disease away, researchers say.

Overweight adults who drank a specially processed cocoa beverage significantly improved their blood vessel function in just two hours.

Improved blood function, in turn, mitigates the risk of cardiovascular disease, says researcher Valentine Yanchou Njike, MD, of the Yale Prevention Research Center in New Haven, Conn.

Cocoa Improves Blood Flow

Results showed that the ability of arteries to relax and expand to accommodate increased blood flow to the heart increased by about 39 percent by two hours after people drank the sugar-free cocoa. When they drank cocoa with sugar it improved by about 23 percent. In contrast, it dropped 12 percent when they consumed the nonfat milk drink.

If this is the case so go on having some nice cup of Cocoa everyday ..Its surprising to see so many results out of eating cocoa.previously we have seen Chocolate May Protect Smokers' Hearts

Cool.. Happy Cocoaing ! 

27th March 2007

Sugar-fuelled battery soon to juice up portable electronics

Batteries powered by anything sugary - even flat lemonade - could run gadgets up tosugar_source_battery.jpg four times longer than conventional lithium ion batteries.

Fuel cell technology that is currently in development boasts the ability of extracting energy from virtually any sugar source to power portable electronics like cellular phones, laptops, and sensors. The new technology is expected to be biodegradable, environmentally friendly and more energy efficient than current options, providing a green alternative to current Lithium-ion batteries.

About the cell :

The cell operates at room temperature and uses enzymes to oxidize sugars, hence generating electricity. So far, researchers have run the batteries on glucose, flat soft drinks, sweetened drink mixes and tree sap.

Efficiency :

Despite only attaining a maximum of 20 percent efficiency in the conversion of sugar to electricity, researchers say the new batteries will operate three to four times longer on a single charge than current battery technology.

"This study shows that renewable fuels can be directly employed in batteries at room temperature to lead to more energy-efficient battery technology than metal-based approaches," said study leader Shelley Minteer, an electrochemist at Saint Louis University in the U.S.

Still a loong way to go..  

The technology has been licensed to a small company for commercialisation, and is expected to reach the market in three to five years.

via [ idg