Resetting a Bios Password on a laptop?

[Nobody]

Hi, I work at a school and a student has set a bios password on an OmniBook XE3, and it won't let you get past that screen when youtry to use it. I am wondering if there is any way that I can reset the bios? The bios on the machine are PHoenix 4 Release 6.

Thank you in Advance for your help

 

[nanaki333]

open that thing up and find the battery for it. that's how i had to reset the bios password on a laptop here. take out the main battery too of course and the battery inside and leave it sit for a few.

 

[montag451]

it is easy to say - take out the battery -
but on someone else's laptop, at school, i think you could be asking for trouble if you break anything........

who's laptop is it?
who set the password?
can you tie the ah heck up and play 'stuck in the middle with you' whilst playing with a cigarette lighter.
That will make him talk like a canary

 

[Nobody]

lol I wish... We log who use the computers and none of them say they did it... And the warrenty on the laptop is expired, and it is useless at the moment b/c the passwords stops you from doing anything. Also I thought you weren't able to just take out the cmos battery b/c of a chip called eeProm or something.

Thanks agian.... and I will try taking out that battery

 

[montag451]

some laptops do use eeprom - and you are right, that won't erase it.

could try a new bios chip, or offer an amnesty if the laptop is anonymously put back to its former state.

or:
and don't do anything rash now:
http://qasimtoep.tripod.com/dell/dell3.html

 

[Nobody]

I found that site this morning I am gonna try it tommorrow

thanks agian