Boot password

Hey All, this is my first post on the forum. So I thought I would say hi before asking my question, so…. hi ….. now that that is over.
A friend gave me an old Dell computer and I have a use for it, but I need to get into the bio’s and make some changes. The problem is it has an Admin password in the Bio’s. My friend can’t remember what it is and I can’t find a way around it.
Any thoughts?
Answer #1
maybe removing mother board’s battery for half an hour will ask for resetting to default, maybe that will do the work
Answer #2
Jack Duggan replied: Hey All, this is my first post on the forum. So I thought I would say hi before asking my question, so.... hi ..... now that that is over.
A friend gave me an old Dell computer and I have a use for it, but I need to get into the bio's and make some changes. The problem is it has an Admin password in the Bio's. My friend can't remember what it is and I can't find a way around it.
Any thoughts?
You sure it ain’t stolen, lol
easy way – ring Dell and give them the service tag number.
Try using Dell as the password
*edit – some Dell laptops will lock if you enter the incorrect BIOS password more than 3 times, so reboot after 3rd attempt.
Resetting the CMOS probably won’t work.
Answer #3
Yeah right…
Anyway, ever heard for HIRENS BOOT CD?
Answer #4
just try to reset the CMOS, ive had a few laptops that worked just by doing that.
Answer #5
See this guide:
http://dogber1.blogspot.com/2009/05/table-of-reverse-engineered-bios.html
Answer #6
Post a screenshot here, and post the Service Tag number too.
Answer #7
Thanks for the help everyone. So here is the update…. Pulling the CMOS battery
had know effect. I also tried Dell as the password along with a few other possibilities… no good. But here is what I found out that if pulling the CMOS battery doesn’t work, it could mean that there is a “password jumper” in the motherboard. I pulled up a schematic of the motherboard and sure enough there it was. in this case they were labeled “secjmpr” there could be a few different ways it’s labeled. It’s four pins two are bridged with a tab over them. The other two are exposed. I switched the bridge tab from one set to the other set and left it that way. BANG!!! Boot security is disabled and I’m in.
Here is a side note, the boot security was also causing a conflict in the OS or in the hardware that kept sending the computer into Blue Screen mode. With the security disable the conflict seems to be resolved.
Thanks again, Jack