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SCU Password Unknown
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SCU Password Unknown
Friday, December 9, 2005 at 12:35 pm
Posted by Howard
(3 messages posted)
I got an old OmniBook 5500CS with Windows 95 to play around with. When I boot up
I get a message " warning - unexpected amount of memory - run SCU" - then I get a
prompt to enter "F2" to enter SCU. When I hit "F2" I get an "Enter Password" for
verification screen. I have no clue what the password is. This laptob was first owned
by a bank, then sold at auction, then purchased by me. Is there some way to get around
this password prompt and run the SCU????
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May be the CMOS' battery
Friday, December 9, 2005 at 2:34 pm
Posted by Kiwi
(2107 messages posted)
If it is the battery causing the memory installed to be questioned, in the process
of changing batteries, leave it unplugged overnight without a CMOS battery at all.
The amount of time for the capacitor to discharge varies, so the overnight choice
should cover all bases. I'm not referring to the main battery, and I haven't mentioned
looking for a Reset Jumper.
I've not seen mention of such a jumper in my own Dell Latitude Notebook PC's manual,
I don't think. HP might still have a downloadable file for that Omnibook's manual,
and I believe you caught on to what SCU stands for: Setup Configuration (?Utility?)
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Kiwi
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On Friday, December 9, 2005 at 12:35 pm, Howard wrote:
>I got an old OmniBook 5500CS with Windows 95 to play around with. When I
>boot up I get a message " warning - unexpected amount of memory - run
>SCU" - then I get a prompt to enter "F2" to enter SCU. When I hit "F2" I get an
>"Enter Password" for verification screen. I have no clue what the password is. This
>laptob was first owned by a bank, then sold at auction, then purchased by me. Is
>there some way to get around this password prompt and run the SCU????
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re: SCU Password Unknown
Monday, December 12, 2005 at 6:22 am
Posted by Howard
(3 messages posted)
I found that if I let windows load completely and then pressed the "FN" key and the
"F2" key at the same time I was able to get in SCU without using the password. When
in there I was able to change the password and correct the problem I had. Thanks
for the Help. Howard
On Friday, December 9, 2005 at 12:35 pm, Howard wrote:
>I got an old OmniBook 5500CS with Windows 95 to play around with. When I boot up
>I get a message " warning - unexpected amount of memory - run SCU" - then I get
a
>prompt to enter "F2" to enter SCU. When I hit "F2" I get an "Enter Password" for
>verification screen. I have no clue what the password is. This laptob was first
owned
>by a bank, then sold at auction, then purchased by me. Is there some way to get
around
>this password prompt and run the SCU????
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About that memory amount conflict, however
Monday, December 12, 2005 at 2:00 pm
Posted by Kiwi
(2107 messages posted)
If the laptop FORGOT how much memory was installed, a battery for the CMOS might
have been in order anyway; if you had changed the RAM before realizing that the BIOS
was passworded, IMO that would've been too odd for you not to have mentioned it already.
.
Kiwi
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On Monday, December 12, 2005 at 6:22 am, Howard wrote:
>I found that if I let windows load completely and then pressed the "FN" key and
the
>"F2" key at the same time I was able to get in SCU without using the password. When
>in there I was able to change the password and correct the problem I had. Thanks
>for the Help. Howard
>
>
>
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