Dell BIOS Password Removal

I have tried looking for that chip for quite a while on my Dell Latitude D610.
I cannot find it for the life of me. Can someone please help me locate it, or send me the instructions via email
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Please help me with the D610
Thanks much
Nate

On most of the D600 series, the chip is on the bottom of the motherboard near the PCMCIA slots. If you do not see it there, it is a few inches away from the slot toward the back of the board (still on the bottom). I have eight of them and had to do the procedure to all of them, each works fine now.

If you know the HDD password, you can clear it in the BIOS as follows:

1. Goto the BIOS where you set the HDD password
2. Type the password you set for your HDD, then space bar, and then "enter", press "enter" again. The HDD password is now cleared.

If you don't know the HDD password, too bad, you have to shell out some money per Paragon's advice or to get it done by some specialist.

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hello,Sir/madam,
I hope u can help me. I have a similar problem with this dell 600m i purchased. I have an admin password that the previous user doesn't even know. I have D'loaded the latitude master_exe and tried to use that to get the admin password but in vain. I just reallized that it only works for models ending with D-35B. the service tag on this lap is 98NS131-595B, CAN U HELP? Thanks in advance

Afari007

Hi i'm looking for a way to take out the Bios Password of IBM Thinkpad 2373 could someone help please.

Hey all and espacially Paragon33 :-)

I have the same problem with my Inspiron 9100, i will be more then happy if you can send me the stuff i need to recover the password.

Thanks!

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You are welcome to what I have, but Gmail bounces every attempt to send the attachments. Get a free Yahoo account and then contact me at email removed

You are welcome to what I have, but Gmail bounces every attempt to send the attachments. Get a free Yahoo account and then contact me at email removed


Hey Paragon,

My mail is: email removed

Thanks!

paragon33
might help me i need remove Admin Password of Inspiron 5150 I dont have access to WinXP and I dont have access to Bios, this stay in Grey Screen Askin for Password Admin!

Thank's

Thanks Paragon33 for help - I managed to remove admin password by changing the system tag on my d610. Just remember to keep the svctag.exe (or rather ee-cpa.exe) file updated - the version, you send me didn't recognize the type of laptop correctly (mainly because the system was newer than the file). Fortunately, I found updated file in the link you provided in your tutorial.

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Thanks Paragon33 for help - I managed to remove admin password by changing the system tag on my d610. Just remember to keep the svctag.exe (or rather ee-cpa.exe) file updated - the version, you send me didn't recognize the type of laptop correctly (mainly because the system was newer than the file). Fortunately, I found updated file in the link you provided in your tutorial.
There are 2 later files-EE.CPB and EE-Value-which I may have added after I originally sent you the software. As I said at the beginning of this thread, this is a work in progress, and has been added to on occasion, and probably will be again in future

Hi Paragon,

I just send you an email, I hope you are able to help me as you helped others.

thanks,

alh

I got your email, but I have been getting a ton of requests for the files. I make blanket transmissions by email attachment to a number of people at the same time, and have you marked for inclusion

Thanks in advance paragon, I just can't wait!

Hey bro, can i get a copy of that myself? email removed
Much thanks.

Paragon,

Please include me with your next blanket transmission. I have a Cpi 266- Service Tag ZZPSQ**-595.
All i need to do is clear the Config Password to Enable the Admin/Set-up fields in my Bios. I was actually able to enable the HD password after contacting the previous owner (whhhheeeew - :haha: lucky !!!) Will your method work for me as well?
Or is there an easier way?? Any help is greatly appreciated
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Got it !!!! Admin/Config/Primary Bios Passwords ALL RESET!!!!.. used the iso cd bootable version.. works great!!!!

PROPS GO TO PARAGON33 !!! :giddy:

hi paragon33 could you please send me info on bios password removal on a dell 610 be much appreciated

Hey Paragon.
You have done it again!!!
Thank you I can acces my Bios again.

ALH

finaly got the short chip method working on an d610. main problem was to find the chip :)
i diassembeld the whole laptop but did not find it... one day later i tried again and had success. on my mobo it was an atmel 24c024n chip.
how to find:
open the cover where the modem and the coin battery is. next to the battery can you see the main mobo (alu or magnesium?) frame. under this frame was that da*++$& :) chip... so just open the laptop on the bottom, drill a hole into the frame or break it CAREFULLY away with a gripper or pincer ...dont know the right word..german is my main language, sorry.
short pins number 3 and 7 and boot up the laptop (just a few seconds will do it, if not try some times). now admin pw is cleared (and servicetag also...)

hop that helps someone with a d610.

Hi Paragon,

I just send you an email, I hope you are able to help me as you helped others.

Copy me in when you send the files out again.


Thanks
Drippy

Hi I need help with an IBM ThinkPad T40P 2373 Bios Password Please anyone.

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Any help on a Dell Inspiron 1100 service tag G54Y541? Paragon? Anyone? Thanks!

P.S. Also for those asking for the Latitude_MasterPW.exe, you can download it directly here:

http://www.peteweb.com/ftp/user-submitted/Latitude_MasterPW.zip

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Email sent.

The bios should have a manufacturer default password. You can find a list of these passwords on some underground websites. It should be DELL, Dell or, dell. You dont have to use the jumper to reset your BIOS, all you have to do is find the battery on your motherboard, you should be able to find it theres only one, remove it then put it back in after several seconds.

Parragon, could you please send me the info. I have done a C600 in the past and have since lost all my documentation,

Many thanks for the advice and assistance from yourself and the rest of the techies on this site

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thepope

Sure, but I need an Email address, preferably Yahoo or Hotmail

The bios should have a manufacturer default password. You can find a list of these passwords on some underground websites. It should be DELL, Dell or, dell. You dont have to use the jumper to reset your BIOS, all you have to do is find the battery on your motherboard, you should be able to find it theres only one, remove it then put it back in after several seconds.
Excuse me, but you do not know what the h--- you are talking about where Dell Laptops are concerned. That will have absolutely no effect on the passwords on a Dell LT and just confuses people looking for help.

I'd like to thank Paragon33 for the EEPROM reprogram utilities and Phuang for the boot ISO image containing those utilities he is offering for download on rapidshare.de. I forgot the Admin password I set on my Inspiron 8100 and these utilities, copied to a boot floppy, did an excellent and very easy job of clearing the Security EEPROM and giving me back full BIOS Setup Access, and for free no less. BRAVO GUYS!!!!!! :-)

Gratefully,
Spektyr

Thanks Paragon for the info you sent me. I'm anxious to try some of the things in the info. One thing though maybe you know a trick but this Dell Insprion 1100 is a punk to get inside of. I've taken out every screw I can find, removed every cover, etc., and the thing still is attached within somehow. I don't want to force it for fear of breaking something but I'm about to perform a boston crab on the this thing down into the trash can.

dude i am dell gold tech rep man give me you service tag if you know and i can help you out.. also the latitude series and most dell notebooks do not have a rtcrst pin that you can pull... you might try to pull the cmos battery. another way and an easier way is giving me the service tag should be 6 to 8 alpha nemeric on the bottom of the system.. the reason they are not helping you is cause you have not done a transfer of ownership on the system.. and or it might not be under warranty.. sorry about that.. misread the system type.. let me check on the specs for that system..should be alot easier with that service tag man and i can have you up and running

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins5100/en/index.htm
for the full manual of the system that you are using.. sorry about the last thread i guess my info was unhelpful to some...

Thanks Paragon for the info you sent me. I'm anxious to try some of the things in the info. One thing though maybe you know a trick but this Dell Insprion 1100 is a punk to get inside of. I've taken out every screw I can find, removed every cover, etc., and the thing still is attached within somehow. I don't want to force it for fear of breaking something but I'm about to perform a boston crab on the this thing down into the trash can.
I believe the 1100 and 1150 are similar. The four large head screws in the Fan/Heatsink also go into anchors in the Bottom Pan and must be loosened. You will need temporary anchors for them while shorting to keep the CPU from burning up, as I believe the Chip is on the bottom side of the motherboard. The double-ended screws from the rear were what I used as temporary anchors, and then put them back after of course.

Paragon thanks for that info I'll get to work on this thing.

OptimusPrime the service tag is G54Y541-A95B thanks bud!

I was able to reset EEPROM using paragon33's bootdisk (thanks heaps). If you don't have a usb floppy drive handy here is the boot cd that I made
http://rapidshare.de/files/5361813/bootcd.iso.html

Good luck
I have updated the DST file/EE-CPB EEProm Erase to version 5.1 from 4.5. The older version was erroring out with newer models. You may want to redo your ISO file with Rapid Share

OMG it worked!! I can't believe it!! Thank you Paragon and to this fine board for otherwise this Dell would have been a paperweight! Now I just have to put this thing and the bazillion screws back together again!

I just punched myself in the mouth for speaking too soon. :( I get into the BIOS by shorting the chip but I'm unable to change the system password because the service tag is gone. So I boot with a floppy and run the utility to clear the EEPROM and assign a new asset tag. I've done this and it says successful. However when I turn the system off and back on again, the damn password screen comes back up. Any ideas? When it asks for a service tag, do I make one up or use the same one? Thanks in advance!

I just punched myself in the mouth for speaking too soon. :( I get into the BIOS by shorting the chip but I'm unable to change the system password because the service tag is gone. So I boot with a floppy and run the utility to clear the EEPROM and assign a new asset tag. I've done this and it says successful. However when I turn the system off and back on again, the damn password screen comes back up. Any ideas? When it asks for a service tag, do I make one up or use the same one? Thanks in advance!
Use the same one that was erased when you Cleared the EEprom Chip. You are going to be changing from a blank to that one

Jeez this is like the neverending thread.

Even Michael Dell probably doesn't know what you're all talking about.

Somebody needs to compile this thread into a single "recover dell password" sticky, listing one after another, each possible fix.

Instead of a neverending thread, think of it as a work in progress as I said early in the thread.

Hi,
Can any boby help me with AdminPass in D600?
How I can use cd or fdd if laptop stop in bios start?? (sorry for my english :) )
Tag is #56s****-595B
Thanx.

Hi,
Can any boby help me with AdminPass in D600?
How I can use cd or fdd if laptop stop in bios start?? (sorry for my english :) )
Tag is #56s****-595B
Thanx.
You can't; you must first short the EEProm Chip and power cycle the computer to Clear the PRIMARY BIOS Password. Contact me at email removed to receive the files

Use the same one that was erased when you Cleared the EEprom Chip. You are going to be changing from a blank to that one

Thanks Paragon I'll give that a try. One quick question though. After erasing the chip and entering the new one using the same service tag, do I enter the entire thing, G54Y541-A95B, or just G54Y541? Because I only tried just the G54Y541 and not the whole G54Y541-A95B. Also I think I read in the docs somewhere the A95Bs are very difficult or something? Thanks!

Big Big Big... thanks for Paragon33...
Now i'm happy :))

Thanks Paragon I'll give that a try. One quick question though. After erasing the chip and entering the new one using the same service tag, do I enter the entire thing, G54Y541-A95B, or just G54Y541? Because I only tried just the G54Y541 and not the whole G54Y541-A95B. Also I think I read in the docs somewhere the A95Bs are very difficult or something? Thanks!
Only G54Y541. The latest models can be difficult if you do not have the latest version of EE-CPB. I recently updated the DST file for the Floppy with EE-CPB Version 5.1. Previously it was 4.5

A friend and surplus parts dealer recently sent me 2 Inspiron 1000 boards on which he had not been able to crack the Passwords, and asked me to have a go at them. The BIOS and Password system used on this model is more like the one from the Inspiron 3500, but the 93LC46B EEProm Chip is a completely different design. The pin numbers are the same, but their use and assignment is not. I was not able to clear the passwords on this model after repeated efforts, and will be returning the boards to my friend uncleared. His intent is to replace the EEProm chips with blanks, as he has a Wave soldering machine to do the SMT soldering required.
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Only G54Y541. The latest models can be difficult if you do not have the latest version of EE-CPB. I recently updated the DST file for the Floppy with EE-CPB Version 5.1. Previously it was 4.5

Thanks Paragon. I've run it again and checked the version and its 5.1. Still though I'm unable to clear the chip permanently. Everything says it successful and as long as I leave the system on, the password is cleared. However once the system is powered off and back on, we are back to square one again. Any suggestions? Maybe I'm missing something. I'll keep messing with this thing...

EDIT: I've been trying at this for about an hour now. One question. Does the shorting with the paperclip have to stay in place until all utilities are run? Because I use the paperclip only at powerup to get me past the BIOS, then I remove it, then continue running the utilties. This is correct right? I don't need to keep the paperclip on throughout? Thanks Paragon!

Thanks Paragon. I've run it again and checked the version and its 5.1. Still though I'm unable to clear the chip permanently. Everything says it successful and as long as I leave the system on, the password is cleared. However once the system is powered off and back on, we are back to square one again. Any suggestions? Maybe I'm missing something. I'll keep messing with this thing...

EDIT: I've been trying at this for about an hour now. One question. Does the shorting with the paperclip have to stay in place until all utilities are run? Because I use the paperclip only at powerup to get me past the BIOS, then I remove it, then continue running the utilties. This is correct right? I don't need to keep the paperclip on throughout? Thanks Paragon!
You must get the Manufacturing Mode Screen before running the software; and it must persist. A momentary flash of that screen, or even if it hangs on for 15 seconds or so is not sufficient;it means the eeprom is not cleared beyond the "point of no return". Once you get there, the paper clip is not held in position any longer. I got 5 of these false positive results just like you are getting on the 1150 board, but I hit it right on the 6th try and it cleared to the MM Screen. You now know what I meant with 'later models trying your patience and persistence".