Hi..
 DM> CH> in trouble. I normally have  an EPROM that I stick into the ROM
 DM> CH> socket on a video  card which does the same thing - by using the
 DM> CH> video  card ROM space, you gain access to the system before the
 DM> CH> password. Not something the 'average' user can  manage themselves
 DM> CH> though, since making ROM's isn't  easy, and requires some 
pecialised
 DM> CH> hardware.
 DM> Where did you get the hardware? I've read a little about them to
 DM> control a robot or something (I'm really into electronics)
 DM> but havn't actually played with any. With "Hardware" I assume you
 DM> program it with a computer?
An eprom is just a type of memory.. you can't make a 'robot controller' out 
of just an eprom, but it is an essential part of many microcomputer projects.
Basicly, you need a thing called an eprom programmer. I built mine from a kit 
published by an australian electronics magazine and sold by a national 
electronics retail chain. It plugs into the parallel port and you write your 
own software to control it.... there are also plenty of commercial products 
out there that do the same thing.
They're great for copying BIOS's, amongst other things. I have done bios 
updates for non-flashrom based hardware a few times.
Could we move this discussion to tech or dr_debug? It's drifting off topic.
       Craig
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