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BIOS Password Problem

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hauntedfury

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Hye,
I have forgot my bios password and cannot remember it ....
So plz help me guys ...I have a LAPTOP Dell Latitude CPx H500 PIII with Phoenix Bios Version A15...
Is there any MASTER Password for this BIOS or we have to deal with the jumpers ....Explaination PLz ?


Thank You.
Hauntedfury.
 
Well when I had a PW problem on my DESKTOP, I took out the battery, but I know the jumper would work too. But I have no idea how you would go about resetting a laptop.
 
hauntedfury said:
Hye,
I have forgot my bios password and cannot remember it ....
So plz help me guys ...I have a LAPTOP Dell Latitude CPx H500 PIII with Phoenix Bios Version A15...
Is there any MASTER Password for this BIOS or we have to deal with the jumpers ....Explaination PLz ?


Thank You.
Hauntedfury.
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afaik there is no such thing as a master password. sounds like rma time
 
Actually I'm pretty sure Dell had some sort of master password system on some of their laptops. It wasn't a master password in the sense that there was a single password that worked on every laptop, but if you gave them the serial number or something for your laptop they would give you a password that would unlock the bios. Unfortunately I really don't know much more than that about it. You'll probably end up having to use a jumper to reset the bios. You might luck out and it'll be under an access panel or something so that you don't have to fully disassemble the laptop.

edit: from this site
8 Q: I have lost/forgotten/don't-know my computer's BIOS password, what can I do?

A: Unlike desktop computers, most laptops store the BIOS password in a chip that can not be erased simply by resetting the CMOS battery. Dell laptops have a "master password" unique to each machine that you can use if your forget your BIOS password. You must contact Dell via the telephone and after a complete verification of your ownership of the computer, they will provide you with the necessary password.
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jpmkm said:
Actually I'm pretty sure Dell had some sort of master password system on some of their laptops. It wasn't a master password in the sense that there was a single password that worked on every laptop, but if you gave them the serial number or something for your laptop they would give you a password that would unlock the bios. Unfortunately I really don't know much more than that about it. You'll probably end up having to use a jumper to reset the bios. You might luck out and it'll be under an access panel or something so that you don't have to fully disassemble the laptop.

edit: from this site
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+5 Informative

I'll have to keep this bookmarked for when my 9300 arrives.
 
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