I have an Dell latitude Cpi PII 266, someone thought to be funny and did put a password in my computer. They even did disable my floppy disk boot option in my setup.

When I start my computer it immediatly asks for a password, so it is impossible to boot from a disk. I also did disconnect my CMos battery with no results.

A did also read about a master password, is there someone in this World who knows it, or who knows how I can solve my problem.

Please can someone any one HELP ME???????

With all my thanks!!!!!

Check out the documentation. Removing the cmos battery usually clears the cmos memory. You may have to set a specific jumper setting inside of the actual computer to reset the master password. Then you have to put the jumper back. I would try to find a manual, or go to www.dell.com and check with their tech support. As an aside, why not just track down who put the password on their for you. Sound like you have some great friends :)

You might have to leave the battery out overnight to drain the capacitors fully.

You can not jump any jumpers in a laptop, you have to call dell support and get the master password,and you have to give them the service tag number.And you have to be the register owner of the system!Each note book has it's own special number. You can try-" bios* "as a password,if this don't work you have you make the call.

hi susan
well i can tell you this what happened to you has also happend to me lol lol iv got the dell cpi d266xt that also want the passwordi phone dell thay told me to for mat it.well take no notice of them thay made my comp wors now than its ever been.as for the password thay will not give you it never tell you that now iv tryed thay said to me if thay give the password to me whats stoping me from giving it out .i see there point!.thay want me to send them my laptop to them to let them do it .but i tell you this thay want a lot of bills.sorry dell if u read this F off.and get a life.
susan there is no jumpers your right dicon the batt dont work i left my 1 discon 4 a munth and it still comes up password .i did hear that if you jump a bit of wire across the bios chip dont ask me which pin you can reset it but if i new how to do it ill tell you only get some 1 how nows what thay are doing if you try it thats what im doing but so far not found no 1 .if you do find a password please can you e mail me us lot must stick together.because dell will not help us.

sorry my e mail is luckydeeta@luckydeeta.screaming.net
and by the way i live in the uk out side lundon .dell here are wors than yours over in the u.s. you cant even buy part here dell must fit them. ha thay do want to make a buck or to .dell dont you think we spent annuff with you. lol.

So, So, Sorry, You can't do anything. You must call dell for the master password (each computer does have one). Remember, you must be the register user.

see you.

Hector T.

I ve a same problems, but i bought my laptop
on 2 nd hand and dell don't hell me because i havent bill of this !!!

i someone can help me !!

I have the same problem with my Dell Latitude. If you ever get an answer then please let me know

Hi People,

This may sound really stupid, but I removed my password by putting the system board in the freezer for one day.
Caution: Make sure it is DRY. Put in a antistatic bag.

Regards,
Joost

By the way,
If you all are asking about the Hard-Drive password, like in the DELL Latitude LS, all you need to do is buy a replacment drive! There is a chip on the main board that copies the firmware number from the hard drive and assigns a password (if it set for that drive) to that specific drive. This is also true for IBM Thinkpads. I have only tested this using IBM TravelStar HDs, so I don't know what would happen with other brands of HDs.
Here's how I tested: I took the HD from the DELL and put it into a IBM 600 thinkpad. Right away, I got a prompt for a HD PW (where there was none set on the IBM at all!!!). I was not able to put the HD from the IBM into the DELL, b/c the drive was a little too big for the slot. Logically, there should be no password on the IBM drive in the DELL laptop.
Cheers,
Yo Mama

email i can help you .....

Siva..... Can you also help me too?
Thanks in advance

Passwords are stored in an eeprom (24c02).
To remove the password,
- clear the cmos
- flash your BIOS: get the file on internet and use an eeprom programmer
- store 00 00 ... on the eeprom 24c02

Re the Response from Denis, can anyone advise 1)how I clear the cmos,
2)I have the latest Bios downloaded from Dell.
3)Where do I get an eeprom programmer
4)How do I use it to store 00 00 on the eeprom 24c02

Just a thought, why do you need to clear the cmos, why not just store 00 00 at 24c02

TTry this only if you have exhausted all other means and are about to fling your laptop from a high altitude.
remove the cover from the back side (where the ram is there should be a small square chip
this is the cmos. turn the laptop on, when the password screen comes up, remove the cmos. this will cause your computer to shut down. plug it back voila! the computer registers an error during boot up, and instructs you to press f2 to setup.(may take a few tries(mine took 3). NEVER GIVE UP..

Remove laptop battery and cmos backup battery for 1min. to reset password.
put cmos backup battery back in and enter sys setup reset system password.

The chip that needs flashing is an AMD AM29F002T-120JC. This needs an EEPROM programmer - maybe someone who understands these things can have a look at this chip and tell us how to get the password off??
What if we reset the chip - pin1 is reset, if we connect this to a voltage what will that do???

Flashing the cmos"AM29f002t" does not remove the password ! I have a eprom burner. I also put the cmos chip in another laptop of the same model and flashed it to the latest bios version, it didn't come up with a password in the second laptop, i also tried the chip from the other laptop, no good either.
So i am led to believe the password is stored
on the"24c02" prom?? it is situated under the cpu,and is soldered to the mainboard, so how the "F" do i flash it from there? too be continued.

Have a look at agent-mulder.com
there is a program on the site called latitude run it at the dos prompt type in

latitude then a space then the service tag No of your laptop and it will generate a master password.

i nead too!!! please!!!!

try www.sysopt.earthweb/cmospass.htlm or
www.phenoelit.de/dpl/dpl.html - this site has every master password for any type pc's

Hi. I'm having the same problem as the others. I've got a second-hand Dell Latitude CPx h500gt protected by a system password. I've tried all of the password tips above, but it didn't worked. If somebody can help me, please mailme. thanks a lot

I also have a CPX H500GT, yep with a p/w, so can anyone really crack it, let us know, I have suffered enough.

Cheers
Jake

I've got the Dell Latitude laptop... where's the BIOS? and how can I remove the start admin password (or what is it)... Please, help.. I can't waste hard earned money :(( That's a second hand, but.. God... I want to be able to use it... thx in advance :) Caramoon

we have a used dell latitude xp450c laptop and do not have the password. We have tried dell tech and recieved no help because we are not the original owner. Can anyone help? thank you.

Went to agent mulder and got nowhere. I am looking for assistance on a D266xt

Drew

I will paypal 20.00 for anyone who can help.

agent-mulder.com worked on my latitude XPi Hold the SHIFT key when inputting anything other than numbers.

If anyone can help me I would certanly pay!

WE FIXED OURS !!

www.Agent-Mulder.com website provides a file called latitude.exe

just run this on any working PC in DOS like so:

c:>latitude.exe 1A3B5 where 1A3B5 is the 5 characters you will find next to the battery release lock underneath your Dell.

This will give you the case sensitive number to enter when promoted. Our was 8 digits.

Good Luck!

I have tried all of the solutions all of you gave before and none of them worked, please if someone knows IŽll be very generous for giving me help to crack my dell latitude cpx 450GT annoyng password