Nevermind
Thank you, hpgl, for helping as many people as you have, but I got it figured out.
For anyone who cares, google "tool unlock6" and in the first result (in the binary revolution forums), look for a link to a rapidshare download. That's a tool similar to the one that he's likely using to do this. HP has had it up on their site a few times in the past, but it keeps getting taken down or moved.
It worked on my inspiron 1000- first code, first try to get into the BIOS.
It generates different codes than hpgl's, but that's the neat thing about hashes for anyone who understands the mathmatics, with such simple hashes you can have several different combinations that can lead to the same hash. Let me know if you guys have any success using it. It's an HP tool (I LOVE HP- my main machine is a zd7000, I'm just fixing the Dell for family). Despite the document saying "HP Confidential" it has been "declassified" if you will according to the register (seach for an article called hp_laptop_bios_security dated 2 July 2008 on channelregister dot uk- it won't let me post links yet). It was quite the scandal a few weeks ago... HP giving out a utility to crack its own passwords...