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Peenyuh Madman Philosophy Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 3782	Posted: 10-29-2010 09:29 AM                  Just got hold of a used laptop. There's a password to access the hdd, then it boots up. I have that password. When I try to go into the bios to disable that pw, it asks for a different one. I don't have that one. I can boot the comp and use it, but I would like to unlock this thing. Is there a default pass for this? Can I load a different bios that will replace the old? _________________ "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?" Asked of a Scottish driving instructor in 1995.
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Doombrain Kempston Joy Joined: 11 Aug 2000 Posts: 48594	Posted: 10-29-2010 09:40 AM                    you could try flashing the bios, if you can find the right one. that might work if the manufacture did a shitty job at making the first bios. also, default password. no.
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Peenyuh Madman Philosophy Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 3782	Posted: 10-29-2010 10:27 AM                  Thank you. I'll let you know how this goes. _________________ "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?" Asked of a Scottish driving instructor in 1995.
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bam! The Afflicted Joined: 21 Sep 2010 Posts: 511	Posted: 10-29-2010 11:23 AM                  pull the cmos battery _________________ Dork Meddle can't handle awesome sigs.
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Peenyuh Madman Philosophy Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 3782	Posted: 10-29-2010 11:31 AM                  I thought I read something about that in a previous thread... I'll try that first. _________________ "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?" Asked of a Scottish driving instructor in 1995.
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AmIdYfReAk Elite Joined: 10 Feb 2000 Posts: 28023	Posted: 10-30-2010 06:03 PM                  Pull the batt, leave it unplugged, and pull the cmos batt. Leave the laptop sit overnight, and plug everything back in, wham!
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Foo Timed Out Joined: 02 Aug 2000 Posts: 38063	Posted: 10-30-2010 08:33 PM                    The one you're looking for will probably be called 'RTC battery'. Chances are it's under the keyboard. The procedure is usually just to pull the main laptop battery, pull the RTC battery, then replace all of it and boot.
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Peenyuh Madman Philosophy Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 3782	Posted: 11-02-2010 06:15 PM                  I flashed the bios. The laptop isn't high quality, so I decided what the heck. After reading about how to do it, It was just a matter of getting the proper download. Piece of cake. Thank you gentlemen. _________________ "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?" Asked of a Scottish driving instructor in 1995.
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