• System CheckPoint PB-20-00
• Version: PB-20-1.4
• Motherboard: INTEL DENLOW_REFRESH_WS
• BIOS: American Megatrends
  • Core Version: 4.6.5.5
  • Compliancy: UEFI 2.3.1; PI 1.2
  • Project Version: 1ARXO 0.20 x64
  • BIOS Version: R1.4

The BIOS is available on the serial console port at the front with 9600 baud.

You can use it with 115200 baud on Linux with the kernel boot option:

console=ttyS0,115200n8

You can just plug in a live ISO to the front USB port and it boots from it.

1. [USB Key
2. USB Hard Disk
3. USB CD/DVD
4. USB Floppy
5. Hard Disk
6. Network

The BIOS is protected by a password.

Three wrong password attempts just forces a reboot of the system.

1. Unplug power
2. Open Case
3. Remove CMOS battery
4. wait for 15 - 30 min
5. Reinsert CMOS battery
6. Connect console cable 9600 baud
7. plug power back in
8. System starts
9. Console shows CMOS checksum error, displays options
10. Press F1 - Setup
11. You are in the BIOS Setup now
12. Press F4 - Save Config and Reset
13. System reboots
14. BIOS is without a password now