VIA P6VAA AWARD BOOTLOCK BIOS - CAN'T ACCSESS BIOS

Hello Gerard, my name is Arman (online alias: thedrain)

Attached in the below hyperlink is the manual that you are looking for...


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if you are getting this message it only means that you need to update your bios version, go to manufacturer site and get latest bios update for your motherboard

removing the BIOS (small watch battery on the motherboard) for about 45 seconds will reset the password..
then disable the floppy drive controller in the BIOS

boot the pc from cold, note the long identifier number - it contains a 2 character identifier for the board manufacturer. For more info go to the Award bios website, it has a better explanation of this. From there you will be able to either download new BIOS from there, or the website of the vendor/manufacturer.

Sounds like your into vintage computing, you need to visit the vendors web sites and see if they have archived files!
You may need a Raid card for your new hard drive

Which driver for the motherboard are looking for???Is it for the chipset or for all the drivers..chipset,Audio,video,network etc???
Please click on the link below to find the drivers for ur system.
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

Select the operating system from the list and there you go....

goto factory defaults then restart, then pull all hardware plugs and power off for 20 min then restart with nothing but power and mother b then plug hard drive restart (note) do each 1 by its self) then cd rom, floppy, etc. you must pull all memory also install memry before you restart for the cd-rom or it wont remember Huh!

DON'T DO IT THIS BECAUSE YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR COMPUTER!!!!! IF YOU WANT AGAIN GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE THE COMPANY WHERE YOU BOUGHT YOUR COMPUTER!!! AND SEARCH YOUR MOTHERBOARD MODEL KT400-8235 AND IT HAS UPDATE OF YOUR PC!!!! ITHINK!!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING MORE ADD ME ON MY MSN: [email protected]

leave bios alone, period/
and post in English.
okay?

To get drivers for Via motherboard it is better to use the Via Arena website download here. You need to select operative system to download right drivers. For example here you get USB drivers for XP


Here is the download for bios upgrade for your Via C691 chipset
Read all instructions if you do not want to blast your motherboard, updating bios is a delicate operation and can damage your motherboard.