ihor nakonecznyj <ihortn@yahoo.com>  wrote:
 > I have a Dell Latitude laptop. I put in an admin
 > password some years ago and now have forgotten it (it
 > is OLD - still running '95). I want to change the
 > configuration (add CD-ROM to the list of boot devices)
 > and I can't. I read your hack on removing the battery
 > - I tried it, but this computer has a Flash memory and
 > was not impressed with the removal of the battery. 

Flash memory is not battery backed. So removing the battery 
will have had no effect on it.

Suggest you ask a mailing list that has to do with generic
PC hardware or ask Dell.  NetBSD is an operating system.