getting rid of a bios password on a laptop????

[hungrygoose]

ok..........there it is..........i know on a desktop i could just clear the cmos, but how do you do it on a laptop....it's a long story about how the password is there.....it's on a customer's laptop.....n e ideas????

 

[thomsbrain]

if you put it in the dishwasher, it will wash it clean of all passwords.

but seriously, i have no idea, so here's a bump for your thread.

 

[ojai00]

I believe there is another thread for this topic somewhere here. From where I got up to, there is no way that you yourself can get rid of it. You have to bring it to an authorized dealer. What brand is your laptop?

 

[hungrygoose]

dell

 

[MadRat]

Pull the bios battery. It'll void the laptop's warranty. Else you can boot with a DOS disk then flash the bios and overwrite the existing one.

 

[Zenmervolt]

You should be able to get a Hardware Maintenance Manual from Dell that will tell you how to reset the BIOS password.

ZV

 

[jschuk]

Personally, I like the idea of a laptop that is useless when the BIOS password is forgotten. It makes for a great security feature. You have to take it to an authorized center where they just might see that it has been flagged as stolen or lost.

 

[Burnt]

I think you have to replace the BIOS chip in most cases. There are lots of laptops on egay for sale because they're password locked. There are also some people on egay that sell replacement chips