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bios password/hd failure

JHefile

JHefile

Necrophilia Makes Me [H]ard
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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.
 
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).
 
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