Dell BIOS Password Removal

BIOS password or Admin password Dell d610 i have triyd everthing still can not do it please help me

Very close to his heart, very close indeed, I have tried to get a copy of it but he wouldn't release it, oh well you can still visit my site below to find another way of getting past the password...

regards

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, I LL GIVE IT A TRY.

Hello, i have tried everything, the paperclip short, hitting esc million times, like 100 default password, ripped the thing apart about 5 times and not getting ANYTHING. I am begging for your help, it will be greatly appriciated.

service tag: CP2XG81-595B
hdd s/n: MRL273L2JA568G

Idot know what to do... my hard drive is new and its empty. my bios setup is locked and the only boot sequence is the hd!!! i forgot my password i tried everything please help. the service tag is 5wbx591-595b express service code 12838851541

Idot know what to do... my hard drive is new and its empty. my bios setup is locked and the only boot sequence is the hd!!! i forgot my password i tried everything please help. the service tag is 5wbx591-595b express service code 12838851541
You need to remove all power from the laptop, locate your CMOS battery and disconnect it (or remove it if it is a coin style battery) for 30 minutes. That will not remove the Admin /Configure Setup Password, but it will reset BIOS Defaults of Boot Order 1) Diskette 2)HDD 3)CD Drive and reenable disabled drives. That default boot order will be locked still by the password, but by then removing the HDD from the laptop, it will allow a boot from the CD Drive with the CDR version of the DST file from this Website and erase the eeprom, then reset only the Service Tag
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/judslat/paragon/

I recently became the proud owner of a Dell Latitude D610 PP11L. Here is how:

A male friend of my sister's died a few months ago and his brother got his new laptop. I heard about it because my sister asked me to help him with the password to the laptop. Until a few days ago when I first saw the laptop I thought she was referring to just the Windows password. I had quoted a price to restore the laptop. He (recall, the brother of my sister's friend) never got back to me and I assumed he just didn't want to pay anything, or fixed it himself. I also later learned that in the meantime he was shopping it around to his friends who said they would try; they all failed. My sister informed me that he was so disgusted he wanted to sell it cheap. When we met and I saw it boot up, I was somewhat surprised to find the so-called "gray screen" as Paragon calls it. Never seen this before. So I purchased the laptop with the confidence that I will get through it.

Shortly after starting my research I came across all the posts here regarding this type of password and the best solution is held by Rustam_. So here I am.

Service Tag: 6D5ZC91-595B

And the password is......

Thanks,
Dean

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

I have merged your thread into this main Dell bios password thread.

Unfortunately rustam_ hasn`t been around for quite sometime due to ill health. He has told me he won`t be around for the forseeable future.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

Thanks. I had read that in an earlier post, but I saw him online (he must have accepted my invite) this morning in IM and thought I would give it a shot

Hello Paragon33,

I read your web site but I got confused between methods. Ideally, I would like to use Rustam_ method. But if that is impossible when would one use the paperclip method versus the DST method?

I have a lat d610 and do not want to cut open the motherboard sheath. Does the DST method work here? I would like to do it booting from cd or usb drive and have disconnected coin-battery for about an hour as instructed.

Thanks,
Dean

Hello Paragon33,

I read your web site but I got confused between methods. Ideally, I would like to use Rustam_ method. But if that is impossible when would one use the paperclip method versus the DST method?

I have a lat d610 and do not want to cut open the motherboard sheath. Does the DST method work here? I would like to do it booting from cd or usb drive and have disconnected coin-battery for about an hour as instructed.

Thanks,
Dean

If you are getting a grey/white csreen asking for a Password, that is a Primary BIOS Password- no matter what it says on the screen-and must be cleared either by rustam and his Password Generator or by the "paperclip" method. If the Bios is accessible, but locked by an Admin/Cofigure Setup Password, then you use the DST software to clear that type

If you are getting a grey/white csreen asking for a Password, that is a Primary BIOS Password- no matter what it says on the screen-and must be cleared either by rustam and his Password Generator or by the "paperclip" method. If the Bios is accessible, but locked by an Admin/Cofigure Setup Password, then you use the DST software to clear that type

To confirm, here is what happens when I power up:

1) Get a black screen with error message: Invalid configuration setting - please run SETUP

A few seconds later

2) The Boot screen with Dell logo, progress bar, bios revision number, etc. There is no instructions to press F2 and pressing F2 does nothing

then

3) The gray/white screen asking for System/Admin password and displaying service code-595b (like the picture on your stie)

The guy who sold it to me said he got into the bios and tried to change that password. I think maybe he did other stuff, hence the error at (1) which at face value looks like a hardware config problem in bios.

Anyway that is where I am at

Regards,
Dean

To confirm, here is what happens when I power up:

1) Get a black screen with error message: Invalid configuration setting - please run SETUP

A few seconds later

2) The Boot screen with Dell logo, progress bar, bios revision number, etc. There is no instructions to press F2 and pressing F2 does nothing

then

3) The gray/white screen asking for System/Admin password and displaying service code-595b (like the picture on your stie)

The guy who sold it to me said he got into the bios and tried to change that password. I think maybe he did other stuff, hence the error at (1) which at face value looks like a hardware config problem in bios.

Anyway that is where I am at

Regards,
Dean
When he removed the CMOS Battery, that resets BIOS to Defaults including boot order and Date/Time. That is the reason for the F1 Invalid configuration meessage. You are going to need to short the EEProm Chip to clear the password and the site has the instructions and the software for afterwards to reset your Service Tag

hi i have just been given a dell latitude d400 laptop and the unit displays dell password autentication screen please input user or admin password

can anyone help

#DN6JK1J-595B

opened up the unit but cannot locate the chip to reset any help would be appreciated

thanks

email removed

for a couple of weeks ago i bought an used dell latitude d610 worked great until a couple of days ago. now the bios has a password on it didnīt before..
have talked to dell but they wouldnīt give me some help cause i coulnīt prove i was the owner to this computer.. hoping someone can help me with a password so i can turn the bios password to off..

#1S27Y1J-595B

hope someone can help me
thx

CS

If someone else has access to your laptop, you had better have a serious discussion with them. That password did not come out of thin air

rustam_

I work for a large computer firm, And I repair laptops all day, the ones with admin and hdd passwords suck as you know. For each one i have to call dell and ask for the master password takes about 1hour per laptop. Could you please hook me up with the program or software you use to generate passwords, I would be forever greatful.

Let me know THANKS

rustam_

I work for a large computer firm, And I repair laptops all day, the ones with admin and hdd passwords suck as you know. For each one i have to call dell and ask for the master password takes about 1hour per laptop. Could you please hook me up with the program or software you use to generate passwords, I would be forever greatful.

Let me know THANKS

Hi

All the software you need is on my site (tag below) I dont however have the software to remove HD PW's only BIOS ones, you will need to call Dell for those.

Regards

I already checked out your site, its nice, but I need a way to get ADMIN and HDD passwords off. I found a master generator for the old 5 digit service tags but all my laptops are newer with the longer service tag. Also the HDunlocker program you have is not free and does not support IBM Deskstar drives, which is what i have the most of. I saw that there was a nother user rustam_ that can remove passwords, why wont he share his software or techniques

Let me know if you come up with anything

thanks

Hello

I just recently purchased a used dell c640 latitude and it has a admin password at boot and shows a service id code (-595b). how do bypass the password or reset it ... PLEASE HELP..


Nooblaar

hi all
i have one laptop DELL INSPIRON 1100
their hard disk protected by a password. and it says " Hard disk #1*1*1*1*1*1-595b, the system modular bay HDD, is protected
how to unlock or fix this problemme ?
please any one help me
thanks advanced

I already checked out your site, its nice, but I need a way to get ADMIN and HDD passwords off. I found a master generator for the old 5 digit service tags but all my laptops are newer with the longer service tag. Also the HDunlocker program you have is not free and does not support IBM Deskstar drives, which is what i have the most of. I saw that there was a nother user rustam_ that can remove passwords, why wont he share his software or techniques

Let me know if you come up with anything

thanks


Hi Steve

The site does deal with admin passwords, but as for HD passwords then only Rustam can help, but he wont be around anymore, he sent me an email to say that he doesnt have the time to help out anymore as he has to many other problems in his life.

The AFF software is good but unfortuntately you have an unsupported model which just figures, my only advice is, if you cant get dell to help, then scrap the drives and buy them on ebay. It was free when I added it to the site, but they went and changed it a short while later, the link is being removed until I update the site later this month when I will include a list of drives covered.

Regards

After checking the pinned post, i can't find any relevant help that will just unlock my BIOS, not delete the password.

The program latitude.exe i have tried does not work for me, and i don't have the time or knowledge to create a DOS Disc.

I was just wondering if anyone could message me the password for the ID,

4FFJ32J - 595B


If anyone could message me the password, it would be much appreciated. I'm off to work now but will sign on when i get back.

Thanks in advance.


EDIT; Sorry, i mistaked Inspiron for Latitude, my old laptop was an Inspiron. Its actually a latitude, sorry.

Hello Can Someone Please Help Me
I Have A Dell Latitude D810
I Need The Password

Service Tag Bhdwr18-595b

Express Service Code 24995893696

After checking the pinned post, i can't find any relevant help that will just unlock my BIOS, not delete the password.

The program latitude.exe i have tried does not work for me, and i don't have the time or knowledge to create a DOS Disc.

I was just wondering if anyone could message me the password for the ID,

4FFJ32J - 595B


If anyone could message me the password, it would be much appreciated. I'm off to work now but will sign on when i get back.

Thanks in advance.


EDIT; Sorry, i mistaked Inspiron for Latitude, my old laptop was an Inspiron. Its actually a latitude, sorry.


Theres only one person who has a program for giving you the password for a 595B tag and he doesnt come here anymore, so get off your lazy rump and download the DST software and make the disk.

This thread will be moved to the correct thread shortly....

Regards

Threads merged at post #472

I already checked out your site, its nice, but I need a way to get ADMIN and HDD passwords off. I found a master generator for the old 5 digit service tags but all my laptops are newer with the longer service tag. Also the HDunlocker program you have is not free and does not support IBM Deskstar drives, which is what i have the most of. I saw that there was a nother user rustam_ that can remove passwords, why wont he share his software or techniques

Let me know if you come up with anything

thanks



I USED TO HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THAT
I SHARED

Paragon33, thankyou for the time end effort you put into this thread and your collection of DST software, 48+24 pages was alot of reading, but without it my idiot customer would now have a verry expensive doorstop.
i am a selfemployed computer repair man and your instructions have been invaluable to me.
My only problem at the moment is that the version nr. of the software on your site will not work for the inspiron 510m.

SVCTAG diskette version A27 SVCTAG.EXE 3.3

your version.txt shows the previous release had svctag.exe v 3.4 and from reading the threads i understand i need v 3.5 or higher to repair this laptop and reinstall windows.
this is complicated by the fact that you cant really tell one svctag.exe from the other untill you run it in dos.
i can understand why one might not want to release to the wild a version of svctag.exe that unlocks the very latest laptops, but from what i understand v 3.3 has been around so long it would be nice to be able to download a clearly labeled more recent version.

if anyone can help me with this i would be grateful, and thxs for your time :)

I JUST got a Dell C600 off eBay, the auction is still listed there, for a grand total of $77. This is my sixth laptop in all, (still have second hand IBM PS/note 425c, Toshiba 410CS/cdt and recently came upon a Texas Instruments TM5300 for $5!) and my second Dell (also have 500MHz P3 LS). It's the best one by 200Mhz, however, the processor lists as 550/700, so it must vary between those speeds, and most C600s lists at 850Mhz but now I see one with 1Ghz so that's good news! I think 512MB is max memory, but with two slots, I am wondering about 1GB memory? The main thing to address is the Service Tag. I downloaded Paragon's floppy image maker, it booted but said it was a non-booting/system disk and stopped! I was surprised to say the least as nothing further is mentioned. My password locks the BIOS but the system still booted discs and CDs... I'm curious if I even need to really worry about resetting it, however, I want to up the processor and memory if possible. Thanks for any and all help. BTW, I tried the Dell 'backdoor' mentioned as well as the Debug utility, nothing resulted. My system was rebooted as well. The service tag is 3L4W301 It is listed on two external stickers as well as on screen. There is no Asset Tag assigned in BIOS report
BILL

I simply cleared dell inspiron 7500 bios password by downloading a BIOS sofware update from the Dell website (using the service tag you can find the right one) and I used this to flash the bios of my laptop... this cleared the password!

Would this work on the Dell C600? I could list my BIOS info, I think Phoenix lists the last date on the boot screen as 1988, but below that is the 2001 date, and mine has Win2000 for 1 or 2 CPU sticker COA
I don't have a Win2K disk but would a restore disk from Dell work with this COA tag? Sorry to get all over the place here, but I'm trying to get informed.. All links to info welcome!!!
BILL

Paragon33, i wanted to say thanks for the link, i downloaded the PDF from your site regarding my inspiron 1100, but im still not havin any luck.
i do want to ask you if it is possible for this to lock all by its-self, or did someone have to set this password, i bought this off a friend, who bought it from the redbarn flea markets, i have used it for several years before i gave it to my kid, she used it all last year then was out of college for the summer, Now when powered back up it had the password, she swears up n down she has never put a password on it, nor has she ever let anyone even touch it. "she says"
this is the main BIOS password.

I JUST got a Dell C600 off eBay, the auction is still listed there, for a grand total of $77. This is my sixth laptop in all, (still have second hand IBM PS/note 425c, Toshiba 410CS/cdt and recently came upon a Texas Instruments TM5300 for $5!) and my second Dell (also have 500MHz P3 LS). It's the best one by 200Mhz, however, the processor lists as 550/700, so it must vary between those speeds, and most C600s lists at 850Mhz but now I see one with 1Ghz so that's good news! I think 512MB is max memory, but with two slots, I am wondering about 1GB memory? The main thing to address is the Service Tag. I downloaded Paragon's floppy image maker, it booted but said it was a non-booting/system disk and stopped! I was surprised to say the least as nothing further is mentioned. My password locks the BIOS but the system still booted discs and CDs... I'm curious if I even need to really worry about resetting it, however, I want to up the processor and memory if possible. Thanks for any and all help. BTW, I tried the Dell 'backdoor' mentioned as well as the Debug utility, nothing resulted. My system was rebooted as well. The service tag is 3L4W301 It is listed on two external stickers as well as on screen. There is no Asset Tag assigned in BIOS report
BILL
I saw the one you bought and considered bidding on it, but I have six "cracked" Dells sitting on the floor of my work room right now waiting for me to list them on Ebay!! Those "backdoor", debug, etc. never worked for me. Except for rustam's Password Generator-and he is in absentia now- the EEProm Chip shorting/grounding is all I am aware of and what I use myself.
The Dell C600 uses a Intel P3 Speedstep CPU and can go to 1ghz, BUT, not all the boards used will support that speed and usually will require the latest BIOS to use the maximum. This Fan utility from Germany has an additional feature callled SYSTEM INFO which will tell you the present speed of the CPU, plus the maximum speed the board will support. www.diefer.de/i8kfan/
I would flash your BIOS to the latest version, then download and install the utility. use it to check the Maximum speed possible before you spend any money on a 1 GHZ CPU.
Now as to the DST diskette. Did you first make a System Disk with W98 or a DOS Bootable Disk with W-XP and then unzip the DST.Zip to that disk using Extract All? The first thing you should do before worrying about the rest is get rid of the Admin/Configure Setup Password by using a properly made DOS bootable disk to delete and then reset the Service Tag which clears that password. Nothing else is necessary for that type. The EEProm shorting is only necessary if you have the "Grey Screen" Primary/User type.
The C600 will only use PC100 Low Density RAM-2x256mb Modules- and 256mb is the largest module made for that speed. The subsequent C610 uses PC133 with 2x512mb modules, can use a 1.2ghz P3 CPU, the boards support UDMA5(C600 only UDMA2) and at least a 100gb drive, plus other advantages.

Hello everyone
first time poster long time reader...
i work for a archery company and help moderate a site called archerytalk.com verry simmilar to this one (so i already feel at home here :)
any hoo i bougt a laptop from a guy at work (who no longer works there)and cant get past the grey screen password section
it s a dell latitude d610
it gives a # of 2Q72S71-595B ...i would much appericiate any help anyone could give me
Ps ...to who ever helps me ill send a free set bow strings or if you just need a new set let me know
Thanks
Dropzone2006

Threads merged.

Hey, Thanks for popping in Paragon33!
It is pretty nifty as the screen is really alot better then claimed, as are the scratches on the top side...it looks virtually new! Bad display hinge, is too tight and straining the case... I need help here!
I tried a number of password ideas, and the former LS is the L400 type with no internal drives, I used a Dell floppy to install a Backpack driver as mentioned. Anyway, I downloaded the zip file and it unzipped on my HDD for my desktop, and then created the floppy I had inserted. The floppy was formatted, but it mentioned it would wipe all content again. Are you saying a disc that has the Command file and boots up on the Dell should have the unzipped file, and only run on the laptop to initiate?
Thanks!!! I am in the process of getting the caddy, and already won two and have three LS (L400) adapters if you need anything I might come across. I am at AOL.com under my real name, although I can't devulge that here, maybe an IM?

This additional thought/idea from the .pdf file is of interest for more info....
By typing 'asset' or 'asset /?' at the DOS prompt, you can get a reference for using
asset.com to view, change, or delete the Asset Tag and Owner Tag by using the '/a'
and '/o' switches.
Obviously this is all well and good, but does nothing about the Service Tag.
There is an undocumented command switch which you can use with asset.com. It is
the '/s' switch, and works exactly like the '/a' and '/o' switches.
Thus, the command:
ASSET /s XXXXXXX
Will create the Service Tag represented by the X's.
Remember, this can only be done once without clearing the chip again.

Would this work as well, if the Admin password/Service tag were not cleared and done on a first attempt?
I also am curious if the BIOS flash (which I also hesitate to do based on possible problems and the myth of irreversible damage... as the soldering might intail) will require the Tag number I have, as mentioned, listed on the machine's ID stickers. Once internally cleared, can this same Tag be reinstated safely. I wonder if the auction is proof to Dell I can claim ownership through proper channels as well. It's a shame only original owners are shown any respect...just cause they got money! ;:~P

-Bill

BILL S.

This thread is now closed, due to the number of pages it contains.

There is a new sticky(READ) thread for this subject HERE (http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic90285.html).

Regards Howard :)