Cannot seem to get around BIOS Password

[isaih]

I have dell latitude d800 that has a bios password that i cannot get around, I have been all over google researching ways that I can access the laptop but no luck at all.
So i am hoping anyone can help me the service tag on this dell is #J7SK351-595B.
any help is very appreciated.

 

[compdata]

You need to figure out how to clear the CMOS on the motherboard. Usually there is a jumper on desktop motherboards, but laptops are usually a lot harder to find info on. I will do a little digging to see if i can come up with anything.

 

[compdata]

Do you know how long the service warranty on the laptop was/is? I found the question on dells support site but their answer was to contact them:

How to Clear the BIOS Password

Journal ID: 093489Z8LZ
Article ID: 184659
Date Published: 10/17/2007
Last Revised: 9/26/2009

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[compdata]

Here is the manual for your laptop:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd800/sm_en/index.htm

One thing that might work is to remove the backup battery, which often can clear the BIOS settings and reset them to default.

Here are instructions for doing that:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd800/sm_en/reserve.htm#1123661
- of course remember to disconnect all power supplies and give it say 10 min and hold down the power button a couple of times to try to drain all power from the system. then put the battery back in and restart

 

[isaih]

thanks

I will give this a try and let you know what happens,