Hello,

I live in France and I recently got a second-hand server from England, which I connected to my screen, mouse & AZERTY keyboard. I've been trying to get into the BIOS to change a few settings, but the system just won't recognize the PASSWORD. I thought it might be due to the keyboard layout, so I TRIED typing the password in QWERTY, still no luck. Then I tried changing the keyboard LANGUAGE in the Windows Control panel, but the BIOS keeps saying that the password is invalid. I've also tried the backdoor passwords in case, but nothing works.

I was told that the BIOS would only understand a password typed in "UK mode". Now, I have no clue what that's supposed to mean. Is it that my keyboard is incompatible with the BIOS?

BIOS Properties:
Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG
648FX-A Ver:1.0a 05/30/2003
6.00 PG
256 Ko

Motherboard:
05/30/2003-SiS-648-6A7I0E19C-00

Keyboard:
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard5.1.2600.2180

Does anyone know how I could solve this? I'm not too keen on doing a CLEAR CMOS if it can be avoided.

Thank you!Remove the power cord from the wall.
Then remove a side panel or the case and remove the CMOS battery...it's about the size of a dime located on the MBoard.
Leave it out for 10 minutes and press the power switch a few TIMES to remove stored electricity.
Replace the battery and power up....you shouldn't need a password now.