Hi,
I have recently been trying to make a home storage server using FreeNAS, but I needed to be able to boot from a flash drive. So, I tried to go into BIOS to change the boot order but it said it needed a password, which I didn't know. After trying various backdoor passwords, I decided to use CmosPwd to clear the Bios settings, including (hopefully) the password. I installed the program and ran the commands in command prompt, which told me the cmos had been cleared. I rebooted my system, only to find that all I had was a black screen and the fans running quite loudly - it wasn't just Windows that didn't boot, it looks like BIOS didn't either.
Does anyone know a) What is causing the problem and b) How to fix it?
The bios is an American MegaTrends one.
Thanks in advance.
I have recently been trying to make a home storage server using FreeNAS, but I needed to be able to boot from a flash drive. So, I tried to go into BIOS to change the boot order but it said it needed a password, which I didn't know. After trying various backdoor passwords, I decided to use CmosPwd to clear the Bios settings, including (hopefully) the password. I installed the program and ran the commands in command prompt, which told me the cmos had been cleared. I rebooted my system, only to find that all I had was a black screen and the fans running quite loudly - it wasn't just Windows that didn't boot, it looks like BIOS didn't either.
Does anyone know a) What is causing the problem and b) How to fix it?
The bios is an American MegaTrends one.
Thanks in advance.