andymanone Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Did anyone know the VCS Default BIOS Password for changing the UEFI security settings? I get access to the BIOS, but booting from an USB-CD-Drive is actually blocked/prohibited... Thx, andY Edited January 30 by justclaws merged in similar threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I would look on the motherboard for a jumper, that resets the password. It might be there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrymoleratsbaggle Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, CPUWIZ said: I would look on the motherboard for a jumper, that resets the password. It might be there. There are three jumper spots on the motherboard marked with J. I tried jumping them to see if it would reset the firmware, they did not. They didn't appear to do anything noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 See if any of this helps. https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Ahh great, thanks guys! I´ll try it asap. Gtx., andY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) I found another Masterpassword-Database for AMI based BIOS too, but unfortunately, nothing of them works.... My last idea is, to remove the CMOS battery (CR2032) , but I guess this mainboard uses NVRAM, so the batttery is only for time & date not for BIOS PW reset... Maybe, some dedicated VCS developers reading this thread? Any help is highly recommend ?! Thx, andY Edited December 30, 2020 by andymanone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 For the bios password try.....ataribox ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 7 hours ago, OldSchoolRetroGamer said: For the bios password try.....ataribox ? How cool would it be if they made it TACO, or TACOBOX? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnusFast Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 1:41 AM, OldSchoolRetroGamer said: For the bios password try.....ataribox ? This did not work on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) On 1/8/2021 at 9:29 AM, Stephen said: How cool would it be if they made it TACO, or TACOBOX? CHESNAISMADEWOZROLLHISEYES BOMBDIGGITY FEARGALMACSUX NOMONEYFORROB LOLPIGEONS ELREGRULES Edited January 11, 2021 by x=usr(1536) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 None of these are worse than $03DODEAD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 11:41 PM, OldSchoolRetroGamer said: For the bios password try.....ataribox ? Feargal Mac Conuladh will want his cut if they made it that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidacus Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I got in touch with Atari support about the same question and this is the statement I got back. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with this information at the moment. As soon as it becomes available to us we will get in touch with you. As soon as it becomes available?... Did they lose piece of paper the password was scribbled on? Frustrating to say the least. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Darwin Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 The only way to change any bios settings right now is to shorten two pins of the bios chip on the motherboard at the right moment during boot. After that you dont have to enter a password. I was not able to extract the password, but I was able to change bios settings like legacy boot or virtualization (for virtualbox). The procedure is not recommended, because it can destroy your VCS. Here's a screenshot of the BIOS! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Ahh, great ?, which Jumper Pins have you use therefore? Gtx., andY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Darwin Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Is it allowed here in this forum to post any hacking manuals? Could any of the admins let me know, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Charles Darwin said: Is it allowed here in this forum to post any hacking manuals? Could any of the admins let me know, please? I guess, it´s okay, if you only post a picture of the two solder points on the motherboard, without any further explanation ?. Was it J41 or J43? Edited January 15, 2021 by andymanone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Darwin Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 It's not about jumpers...you have to connect the pins of the bios chip. If you connect the wrong pins, you might kill your VCS. I warned you...it's a brute force method!!! I am no expert just a hobbyist! Took me several hours, but finally I found a way: Locate the BIOS chip on the motherboard (photo attached). The two pins you have to connect with e.g. a paper clip are marked with red dots. Connect a keyboard to the VCS. Switch it on. Press the ESC button until the (limited) front page of the BIOS appears. Go to the line, where it says setup-utility. Dont press enter yet. Now shorten the two pins of the bios chip Next...press the Enter key on your keyboard...and continue shortening the two pins...for about 10 seconds. Stop connecing the pins. After a few seconds the original BIOS opens...without a password. It always displays the standard VCS BIOS settings regardless of what you changed the last time. But if you change a setting (e.g. UEFI boot to legacy boot) and press F10 afterwards and restart...the changes are persistent. You cannot change the password though. It would need some more hacking...but as long as you just want to adjust a few settings once...the solution is good enough. Again...dont do it...it can destroy your VCS 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Great?! Thanks a lot ?!!! 5 minutes ago, Charles Darwin said: Again...dont do it...it can destroy your VCS Yes, I know, but be sure, I´ll don´t destroy it ? Cheers, andY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Darwin Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Let me know...how it worked. Greetings to my northern neighbor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Charles Darwin said: Let me know...how it worked. Greetings to my northern neighbor! I´ll try it tomorrow and let you know if it works ?! (It´s important for me, to enable VT for my NOX app.) Greetings going back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Darwin Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yes...I also needed the virtualization for VirtualBox... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 56 minutes ago, Charles Darwin said: Is it allowed here in this forum to post any hacking manuals? Could any of the admins let me know, please? I don't have a problem with it, as long as it doesn't harm the company (E.G. loss of sales), for me this falls under the right to repair. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Darwin Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Here is the source. I had to adapt and change the procedure a bit... https://davidzou.com/articles/bios-password-bypass I attached the data sheet of the VCS BIOS chip...in case somebody wants to do more research MX25U6435F, 1.8V, 64Mb, v1.5.pdf Edited January 16, 2021 by Charles Darwin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Charles Darwin said: It's not about jumpers...you have to connect the pins of the bios chip. If you connect the wrong pins, you might kill your VCS. I warned you...it's a brute force method!!! I am no expert just a hobbyist! Took me several hours, but finally I found a way: Locate the BIOS chip on the motherboard (photo attached). The two pins you have to connect with e.g. a paper clip are marked with red dots. Connect a keyboard to the VCS. Switch it on. Press the ESC button until the (limited) front page of the BIOS appears. Go to the line, where it says setup-utility. Dont press enter yet. Now shorten the two pins of the bios chip Next...press the Enter key on your keyboard...and continue shortening the two pins...for about 10 seconds. Stop connecing the pins. After a few seconds the original BIOS opens...without a password. It always displays the standard VCS BIOS settings regardless of what you changed the last time. But if you change a setting (e.g. UEFI boot to legacy boot) and press F10 afterwards and restart...the changes are persistent. You cannot change the password though. It would need some more hacking...but as long as you just want to adjust a few settings once...the solution is good enough. Again...dont do it...it can destroy your VCS Hmm, strange, everything done, like explained. To avoid to shorten some other pins on the mainboard by a mistake, first I´ve soldered two wires with a button to the proper pins. Than I´ve done the procedure you´ve explained, while pressing the Button (and press Enter) a black screen appears, but if I release (after 10 till 15 seconds the pressed Button / short the pins), the "Enter Current Password" screen appears... I repeated this procedure several times, same result...? Cherss, andY Edited January 16, 2021 by andymanone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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