- Sep 5, 2018
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Hi
A while ago I bought a Zotac ZBOX-AD06-GR SFF PC.
The other week I decided to get it going. Added 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 SODIMMs and a 7200rpm 2.5in HDD.
All good. I installed Win11 as a test. It runs Win11 ooookkkaaayyy but you can tell it's struggling.
Now I would like to install another OS (probably Linux). BUT I can't get the PC to recognize my installation USB. I hit F8 to select a boot device and it prompts me for a password. Similarly, I can't get into the BIOS as it's password protected!
I have no idea what the password is. This is a new PC straight out of the box.
I tried removing the CMOS battery for 30 minutes. Still no go (and I would of been surprised if it worked!).
Anyone out there have experience with these Zotac PCs? Or know how to reset/remove the password?
A while ago I bought a Zotac ZBOX-AD06-GR SFF PC.
The other week I decided to get it going. Added 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 SODIMMs and a 7200rpm 2.5in HDD.
All good. I installed Win11 as a test. It runs Win11 ooookkkaaayyy but you can tell it's struggling.
Now I would like to install another OS (probably Linux). BUT I can't get the PC to recognize my installation USB. I hit F8 to select a boot device and it prompts me for a password. Similarly, I can't get into the BIOS as it's password protected!
I have no idea what the password is. This is a new PC straight out of the box.
I tried removing the CMOS battery for 30 minutes. Still no go (and I would of been surprised if it worked!).
Anyone out there have experience with these Zotac PCs? Or know how to reset/remove the password?
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