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Power on password
Name: mike Date: October 5, 2002 at 21:03:18 Pacific OS: win2000 CPU/Ram: p3 compaq armada e500
Comment:
i Have a compaq armada e500 and somehow it says power-on password upon boot up i cant even get into win 2000 any ideas?
Name: Ed Date: October 5, 2002 at 21:16:09 Pacific
Reply:
If you can get into the BIOS then disable the Power on Password
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Response Number 2
Name: mike Date: October 5, 2002 at 21:19:48 Pacific
Reply:
ya the problem is i cant get into the bios
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Response Number 3
Name: kooby Date: October 5, 2002 at 21:26:36 Pacific
Reply:
looks like some doufus set a password! you need to reset the motherboard and put all the settings back in it.
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Response Number 4
Name: CleoTechtra Date: October 5, 2002 at 22:32:36 Pacific
Reply:
Look up the laptop specs on the manufacturers website to find out how to open the laptop "shell". Once it's open, you may actually have a BIOS settings jumper or dipswitch that you can flip. If not, remove the C-MOS battery and leave it out for at least 10 minutes to clear the settings. You will have to reset the time once you get back into Windows and may have to reset some of the BIOS options as well
Hope this helps, Cleo
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Response Number 5
Name: rick Date: October 7, 2002 at 05:39:35 Pacific
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Sure hope the laptop is not stolen?
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Response Number 6
Name: CleoTechtra Date: October 9, 2002 at 23:23:02 Pacific
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