NEED TO RESET BIOS PASSWORD, WHERE IS THE CMOS BATTERY ?

[groundflight5150]

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED PXI 1000B WITH A 8156B CONTROLLER, BUT THE BIOS IS PASSWORD PROTECTED AND I WOULD LIKE TO INSTALL A DIFERENT OPERATING SYSTEM AND BETTER USB FUNCTION. CAN ANYONE HELP? WHERE IS THE BIOS BATTERY?

[Joshua-B · Accepted solution]

Hi groundflight5150,

I'm attaching a link below to the user manual for the 8150B series of controllers.  I don't believe that the BIOS is password protected by default, so you may want to contact the person you purchased this from to find out what the password is.  However, there is information in the manual regarding how to clear out the CMOS contents, so this might help.

PXI-8150B Series User Manual

http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/322321a.pdf

[groundflight5150]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ITS BEEN A LONG TIME AWAY FROM THIS OLD STUFF!