GOOD NEWS!

I sucessfully "paperclipped" my Dell Precision M70 workstation laptop and now the password is gone, the chip is right under the Quadro videocard.

I did use the paperclip method because I don't have any short wiring tools, when I short it, I did not plug in the graphics adapter, I just knew that it is shorted by seeing the fan came on, and after shorting 3-6 pin on the chip for like twice, the computer now is in manufacture mode. a $2000 laptop now comes to life.

thanks all. if you need pictures of it, let me know.

Pictures are always appreciated, use the contact link on the site below please and I will add them.

Thanks again for the feedback , come back and help out when you can, someone may have a similar laptop and would appreciate the help.

definetely, I will take the pictures when I can, and if anyone need help on D810, M70 or similar motherboard, I can help explaining.

new to the forum...so here goes....I have an Inspiron 5150 and cannot get past the boot screen. I get the exact same screen as in the picture at the http://www.dellpassword.net.ms/ website and when I try to enter a pass 3 times the comp shut off. The service tag is GZRZP41 and the express service code is 36991848673. I cannot boot the with cd-rom or the usb and i do not have a floppy...somoene please help!...thanks

Hi all, I to am new to this forum and like most here need some help/advice.

Please bear with me in my lack of knowledge on computers.

Ok, here goes.

My father-in-law has recently purchased (from a dubious source methinks) a Dell Inspiron 8500. Like many on here, he can not get past the pre-start up screen. It asks him for the Administartor password, which alas he hasn't got.

I have looked through most of this forum, but now my head aches and my eyes are throbbing. If anyone could give some help or know of any way that this 'Admin password' can be over ridden, i would be very grateful.

the system comes up with the following code #djjfw0j-595b

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This is one (out of a few) method of clearing the password. Don't know if it will work on your particular model. One advantage to this method is, you recover the password and if lucky that same password could work for the hard drive if it's locked. Follow instructions from dp.allhyper.com. If your not comfortable opening your laptop and soldering small wires, I suggest you try one of the other methods mentioned in this thread, or find someone to do it for you.

It's not that hard to do, but you should have some basic electronic knowledge like soldering, esd protection, etc...

Hi people, so if you have anything -595B, you will have to short the password chip, the chip is usually by AMTEL 24Cxxxx something like that, it's located in some weird location like under the dock videocard, or bottom side of the motherboard, under the PCMCIA slots, you will have to locate it, it's a chip with 8 legs, and you will have to use a paperclip to short 3-6 or 4-5 or 4-6. Never, never and never touch the pin 8, what I did was I have a very small tiny piece of tap over leg 8, so i will never touch it, the reason behind is that leg 8 (VCC) provides voltage to the chip, shorting it mean killing your board. (as said from http://homepage.ntlworld.com/judslat/paragon/)

Now I have a question, I have no idea how to reset the Service Tag, I use the DST file but it doesn't reset it, so now my Dell doesn't have a service tag. Funny.. screw Dell for having me to wait 30-60 days for transfer for giving me the master password; sometimes I think warranty is useless. This Dell has like a total of 900 days Next Business Day Warranty for nothing.

When you run the software it will ask if you want to reset the tag, choose ,No

Then run Asset.com located in the files

type ( I think)
asset /s (your tag) and press enter,. this is a one time only option once set you cannot change it without reshorting the chip.

I really must practice a bit more with the software I supply,

Paragon is away poorly at the moment so bear with me,,, he's the expert, I am just the pupil.

Right one quick play with the DST files later

Run the DST file, choose no to reset the tag, wait till the FD section finishes

at the prompt type
asset /s your tag,

I did choose to reset mine at the start and then entered a blank service tag this meant that no tag was set.
I then run asset and enter my tag in the following way, (my tag is #8G1T90J-595B)
ASSET /S 8G1T90J

Asset.com then reported the tag as above..

Let me know where you fail if you do and I'll go and play again.

Your in the right place, first does your tag in D35B as shown on the grey screen ?
If so then go to the site below and grab the password generator
If not then you will need to paper clip the machine, all the info is on the site below and in this forum, including a method to actually read the EEPROM and recover the password.
Let us know if you need any further advice, were here 24 /7 (ish)

thank you for your reply...unfortunately, the tag is gzrzp41-a95b...i guess i have to go along with the paper clip method...i emailed paragorn and he sent me a pdf file and it says the 5100 series has the chip on the back side of the motherboard , close to DRAM slots and to short circuit the 24c164 chip during booting...i am pretty much a n00b to lappies and was wondering if there is anyway someone can direct me exactly to that chip before i mess up the comp and what does the 24c164 mean?

You need to look on the motherboard (either on the top or underneath, this means stripping it down completley) and locate the chip marked 24cXXX, a picture of the chip is on the website in my tag.

Please read the site fully and this thread as well as many of the questions are answered here.

I cant get the cd iso to work, it downloads as a zip but i cannot open the zip, it says its corrupted, then looking at the filename, i though you probably need to rename it to an .iso and burn it as it, but that didnt work and i have a new coaster

I've torn my Latitude D300 apart to paperclip. I have looked all over the board and can not find the chip. Is it possibly labeled some other way.

Yep just tested it and its corrupt , give us a min to re-up the file.

OK... I did re-up it and it corrupted again so I have done a bit of tinkering and it will now download as "dstcdr.zip" its the same file, I will look into renaming it if I need to but not now.

If you still show DST-CDR.ISO.zip when you try to download it , hold down the shift key and press F5 a few times to refresh the page.

Coasters are good for putting your cup on...

I have a Dell Latitude D600 and i tore mine apart and found my chip underneath the wireless card slot enclosed in some kind of black casing. Don't know it this will help u much, but just sharing cause i had a hard time finding my chip too. I had to cut open the black casing and the chip was inside it. Sorry i couldn't be of more help.

I found the chip its actually under the CPU. Any ideas on how to jump it and boot at the same time. The CPU has to be in to boot.

are you sure that's the right chip? it would be very difficult to short if it's under the cpu, you can hardwired on the back of the chip (back of your mb)

Its difinately the chip. I cant jump it from the back the MB is multiple layers. My only guess is to solder a jumper wire put the chip back in and turn it on, unfortunately my soldering skills suck.

Paragon33 thanks for send me the files,
but i need pic, i need to know where is the eprom chip in the mobo of the laptop to try to reset the eprom, plis help me