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Why would my parents always enter the BIOS when booting when I was younger (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by N00b22@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Basically around the 2000s we had a WinXP computer and each time I wanted to use it, either my mom or my dad had to turn it on. However they had to strike the key to enter the BIOS. Everytime when booting the PC. Then they would exit the BIOS and so Windows XP would boot normally.

Do you guys know if your parents also did that and why?

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[–] investorsexchange@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was possible to set a bios password. They might have done that to prevent you from booting the computer without permission.

[–] OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Dude, I just found out BIOS passwords were a thing today. I also learned how to reset the password by pulling a "jumper" off of some pins.

[–] Butters@lemmywinks.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do they still use jumpers?

[–] OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 1 year ago

Still? I have no idea. Although I was working on it yesterday, the computer itself is an HP 800 G1 from like, 2014, I believe (uses a 4th gen i5).

And in 2014 (I think it's safe to say) they still used jumpers.