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DayTrader said:Can't get passed the bios password, tried all the ones I usually use and variations thereof..no luck.
Its a Dell Inspiron 700m
Service Tag: 82PBB71
Express: 17577709165
This model seems to be an odd one since I've found nothing specific in the way of a procedure to reset the bios password.
Hopefully one of you will have a solution.
DayTrader said:Did call Dell about this. Will cost me $100+ that I don't have handy. Besides, this is a good challenge and I believe there's a solution (with a little help...I'm no electrical engineer, just persistent)
I took the laptop apart in search of a programmable ROM for the bios. Did a Google search on the chips that weren't obviously power related (resisters, caps, etc).
I found the ATMEL TINY12, its an eeprom located next to the CMOS battery. I felt pretty sure this was it (can't post link to ATMEL's PDF because I'm too new, I'll post the link in a different post)..
There are instructions on how to reset the chip but want some reassurance before I do that. I mean, what exactly would be reset? Just the user data or everything?
I'm hoping to crack this one, from all my research I've learned that the 700m is a bear and nobody has defeated it yet. I've called 5 businesses on the phone that do bios resets on laptops..they are very vague about it. Since its difficult its getting ignored for easier problems. I probably would too, but I'm not ready to quit.
Anything you can offer is appreciated,
DT
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