bios password/hd failure

[JHefile]

Hi all.

So I am trying to help a friend with their bios protected laptop which boots to a blue screen. I will need to replace the HD maybe if I cannot load another OS. I would like to load Ubuntu.

My problem is how can I make it boot from CD if I can't get into the bios?

I do believe I am screwed.

 

[eviltone]

Take the laptop apart.... Unplug the CMOS battery..... BOOM....

 

[JHefile]

Take the laptop apart.... Unplug the CMOS battery..... BOOM....

LOl really? Thanks broski

 

[tiraides]

Sadly, really.

The only way to get past the BIOS lock is to literally reset the BIOS/CMOS configuration... and the easiest way to do that is to replace the CMOS battery (which is a CR2032 watch battery) and reset the CMOS jumper (if your laptop has one).