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dell Laptop-lost bios password
Name: dave Date: February 4, 2003 at 10:11:37 Pacific OS: WinMe CPU/Ram: 1.8/256
Comment:
hello,
i believe this system is hot. no service tags hence no dell support. however, if any of you might have had the pleasure of compromising a dell laptop with success please be the guru that you are and divulge you wizardly ways. i have already removed the cmos battery for a full 24 hours with no success. longer? what else could there be? i looked all over the mobo for a jumper but there are none. Inspiron 8100. even if it wasn't hot this info is much needed.
Name: adam Date: February 4, 2003 at 12:27:03 Pacific
Reply:
Madboot.com
Mabboot worked for me. download the program click on the icon, and it will ask for a floppy. once it is on floppy restart your pc and it will booot into mabboot. theres a Bois thing there, and u click on that and its done in like one second
Worked for me ne ways my bois pw is cleared. Hope this helped
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Response Number 2
Name: dave Date: February 5, 2003 at 02:07:45 Pacific
Reply:
adam,
It didn't work. It will not boot to any drive unless administrative password is entered. Is there anyway to disipate the power to draing out the NVRAM after unplugging the CMOS battery?
Thanks anyways dave
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Response Number 3
Name: Taxi Date: February 5, 2003 at 04:09:09 Pacific
Reply:
Give ur mail, send u a prog
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Response Number 4
Name: dave Date: February 5, 2003 at 09:10:04 Pacific
Reply:
taxi,
theprinterdoctor@yahoo.com
thanks, dave
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Response Number 5
Name: dave Date: February 6, 2003 at 23:54:53 Pacific
Reply:
taxi,
your program didnt work either but thanks for trying. i think there might be some keyed bypass sequence or something.
dave
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Response Number 6
Name: titi Date: February 7, 2003 at 13:03:58 Pacific
Reply:
hello
only way out is to get another bios chip that is locate in memory place. Only Dell write password in flash memory, you can not clear with remove batery or jumper
hope this will help
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Response Number 7
Name: dave Date: February 9, 2003 at 03:18:38 Pacific
Reply:
titi,
thanks for the follow up. do you know where i could get another bios chip? is it available thru dell or would i have to go third party? can i purchase the chip without a service tag?
thanks, dave
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Response Number 8
Name: jose Date: March 27, 2003 at 08:13:59 Pacific
Reply:
For taxi, can you pls send me that program, as i have the same problem.
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