HP / Dell / etc. laptop password help thread

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@reverend reefer isnt c640 an old model? if youre not having much luck 'jumping' maybe you could build a simple eeprom reader & get a readout- im sure ive seen easy to make eeprom readers somewhere on net. also i thought the gen/ soft for old ones such as c640 was available on a link on this forum somewhere.
 
dnavoid said:
also i thought the gen/ soft for old ones such as c640 was available on a link on this forum somewhere.
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absolutely not, the Latitude has a 595b Service Tag and there is no link to a gen.
Shorting procedure works fine on this model.
 
Obi said:
absolutely not, the Latitude has a 595b Service Tag and there is no link to a gen.
Shorting procedure works fine on this model.
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sorry my bad i was maybe thinking of c610 - anyway if c640 got eeprom then it should be very easy to read out the contents & sort it out that way- ive never liked the shorting method :) i prefer gen or readout ;)
 
kimsland said:
Not exactly for this thread!

Remove all power (Adaptor and the big main battery)
Hold down the ON switch for 30 secs (dispersing all internal voltage)
Let go of the ON switch
Put the power adaptor back in (only)
Turn on

Did it work?
If yes, turn off and re-insert the battery, and then continue to search for the HDD password !!
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Congratulations kimsland!

I did as per your instructions and was able to power up the laptop upto the bios setup. I restored the original service tag using dst-cd and was able to reset the admin/system password.

About the hdd password, I have nowhere to go except to you kimsland. I have searched everywhere, but the only clue I could get was from something you had posted a few years back. I would appreciate very much if you could help me out.

Thanks in advance.
 
Kimsland thanks to you and everyones input i had to try for about an hour and a half but i successfully bypassed the eeprom with the paper clip method im am greatly appreciative,.now i must find a link or sight to get past hard drive password its a hatachi 20.00 gb
 
I used CLRCMOS a lot, a long time ago
It will clear your CMOS settings (back to defaults) and on some older computers (being PCs usually) it will remove the CMOS password.
It doesn't work on Dell Laptops though :( (in removing the Password that is)
I just threw it in basically because I liked this small Dos utility
 
Hi guys!

I DID IT!! I was able to use the masterpw.exe file on the dst-cd to get two hdd passwords, one for the 595B system and another for the D35B.

I wanna thank you guys, especially Julio, Obi and Kimsland for all the effort you've dedicated on these forums. I've surely learnt a lot and keep it up.
 
Thanks for letting us know :grinthumb

As stated before, all the relevant information has already been posted on this thread (and the earlier one)

Any new members should always check this thread in full, before posting
 
I have a Dell Precision M4300, Service Tag 1W6WLD1.........................

I think i can apply the shorting metod, but a can find the eprom chip, someone knows wer is the chip??????????

## Edit ##
I found one chip that is market "ATMEL0725BCM0218SU" that is the chip ?????
 
Savel said:
I have a Dell Precision M4300, Service Tag 1W6WLD1.........................

I think i can apply the shorting metod, but a can find the eprom chip, someone knows wer is the chip??????????
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no, it is the same motherboard than Latitude D830, shorting don´t work on this machine.
 
Dell latitude D430 password request...

I have been reading this forums to see if I can remove the password for my friend's latitude D430 notebook; I tried the DSTCD.iso, svctag.exe, and was reading the paper clip tutorial but I don't know how to disassemble this one, so I can't get to the chip.
I already called Dell and they couldn't give me the password because of the ownership transfer was not done.

would somebody please help me with the password?
Service Tag: GPC6YF1-595b

Thank you
 
Hello there
I have a Dell inspiron E1505
I bought it at a thrift store
The problem i have is that it has a password for the Bios
I can not take it out so I called Dell but they do not want to help me because i do not info about the laptops previous owner.
Service tag # is 98wgp91
Can you help me
Thankx Carmen
 
hello there

I am also looking for the password to a 595b. I am ablout to give it a try with Dell again and the chat room If i have any luck I will help you!
 
Inspiron 9400 bios unlock help

hello every one , can somebody please help me i have an inspiron 9400 with the bios administrator lock, the grey screen can someone show me how to inlock it please thank you
 
D430 Passwords

Hi I work in It at a school board we have two Dell D430s that have admin passwords on them We had some summer students working with us and looks like they set the admin passwords in the BIOS (speaking with them they indicate they did not) anyways these units were purchased as open-box on the internet and work fine - except we can't get dell support to assist with the password removal (don't know the previous owner name). If anyone could help:

D430s:

service tags: 751HTF-595B and 2P2NTF1-595B

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
remote_gateway said:
...Anyways these units were purchased as open-box on the internet and work fine - except we can't get dell support to assist with the password removal (don't know the previous owner name)...
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you do not need the previous owner name to claim the ownership. read through the forums and look for the links kimsland posted. there you will find the appropriate forms and dell will give you the unlock pw with no problems.
btw which password is it? admin password doesn't really say it. do you get the gray/white screen or can't you just change settings inside the bios?
 
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