Dell BIOS Password Removal
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Samstoned
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this is an operating system password issue
there are places out there where you can download and run to erase, reset the boot password for OS
I have had some bios enabled passwords lock up the reset option so reset cmos does not always work.
I bought a forensics grade edition and fix pc's for customers all the time.
if the problem is with bios lock up you can buy a new bios chip
there are places out there where you can download and run to erase, reset the boot password for OS
I have had some bios enabled passwords lock up the reset option so reset cmos does not always work.
I bought a forensics grade edition and fix pc's for customers all the time.
if the problem is with bios lock up you can buy a new bios chip
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site removedrgbintx said:
Hi I have a dell 8500 Inspiron with an Bios password it wont boot it just stays at this screen till you give it the right password Please Help Me! Bios rev AO3 :bounce:
SOrry for your trouble man, but the only way to get pass the password is to replace the MB cause the bios password is set in the bios chip on the MB. The reason Dell will not help you is becuase you are not the one that bought the system. Do a transfer of ownershipp on the support web site and when the info has changed to your name. Then you can call Dell and have them give you a master password. If that dosent work you will have to have the MB replaced. SORRY.
Secondgunman
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replace the mobo that is BS
Replace the Mobo that is BS
this is what you do
unplug your system
pop the CMOS batt and pull a jumper pin ( any jumper pin)
turn the system on with it unplugged hold it for about 1 min or more
put the CMOS batt back and the jumper pin and reboot
if this didnot work repeat with a diffrent jumper pin.
heck some dells if you just hit enter long enoghf the password protecter will let you in.
the other thing you can do is get a bootable dos disk with the newest bios version on it flash the bios and poof no-more password
Replace the Mobo that is BS
this is what you do
unplug your system
pop the CMOS batt and pull a jumper pin ( any jumper pin)
turn the system on with it unplugged hold it for about 1 min or more
put the CMOS batt back and the jumper pin and reboot
if this didnot work repeat with a diffrent jumper pin.
heck some dells if you just hit enter long enoghf the password protecter will let you in.
the other thing you can do is get a bootable dos disk with the newest bios version on it flash the bios and poof no-more password
Replacing the MB is not BS cause the bios is intergrated on it and if the person wants to take the chance to take it off and put on another that is there promblem but flashing the bios will not get raid of the password and neither will take out the cmos battery, so in all take a guess who i work for.
Secondgunman
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Not true
Most Laptops if you pull the system batt out unplugg it and hold the power down for about 5 min the boot security will be over ridden and you can boot the system and popping the cmos batt will do the same in a laptop how do you think the fix your laptop when you send it for repairs? the ones with added security just had an IC with a jumper in a hard to see location (normaly well hidden by something) or a reset button that is offten RED or YELLOW.
It is a laptop?? ok now we are in the know...
go get a static wrist strap use it and crack that laptop open after removing athe system batt, pop the CMOS batt and hold the power down if that doesnot work then start looking for jumpers and follow what I posted yesterday
Kevin16 said:
Most Laptops if you pull the system batt out unplugg it and hold the power down for about 5 min the boot security will be over ridden and you can boot the system and popping the cmos batt will do the same in a laptop how do you think the fix your laptop when you send it for repairs? the ones with added security just had an IC with a jumper in a hard to see location (normaly well hidden by something) or a reset button that is offten RED or YELLOW.
It is a laptop?? ok now we are in the know...
go get a static wrist strap use it and crack that laptop open after removing athe system batt, pop the CMOS batt and hold the power down if that doesnot work then start looking for jumpers and follow what I posted yesterday
Secondgunman
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I am....
I am sitting at a Dell that some bonehead put a password on at school in my Network Specialist and Internet Security Program and I got past it...
So kenny81 if you work for Dell what city do you work in and where do you take you calls from?
And if you are with Dell you will know what the big deal about Edmonton Alberta Canada is.
kenny81 said:
I am sitting at a Dell that some bonehead put a password on at school in my Network Specialist and Internet Security Program and I got past it...
So kenny81 if you work for Dell what city do you work in and where do you take you calls from?
And if you are with Dell you will know what the big deal about Edmonton Alberta Canada is.
Secondgunman
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Either way...
Kenny81 maybe right about the laptop but I know there is allways a backdoor allways, most of the time the call center support staff are not told about it because the company doesnot want it to become knowen to the public but there is allways one. Starting with software I will look around and get back to you.
Kenny81 maybe right about the laptop but I know there is allways a backdoor allways, most of the time the call center support staff are not told about it because the company doesnot want it to become knowen to the public but there is allways one. Starting with software I will look around and get back to you.
Secondgunman
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Between...
Between: Doom Kahboom Realblackstuff and my posts you should be able to over ride the password there is a few more ways but they are for a trained tech to do and one of the three options is realy not wize as it is a Dell and second-hand at that.
Between: Doom Kahboom Realblackstuff and my posts you should be able to over ride the password there is a few more ways but they are for a trained tech to do and one of the three options is realy not wize as it is a Dell and second-hand at that.
bushwhacker
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I dont think so, if you want to, it is pain in the @$$ to find specific chip! I am not sure if you can do that to laptop. I think you can fry it! :hotbouncergbintx said:
:knock: Lucan
password prob on dell desktop pc
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Secondgunman
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Maybe...
Maybe you will have to do the change of ownership on Dell's website. I was just talking to a bud (who works for Dell) he is almost 100% sure that with that model system you will have to either get a new motherboard or change ownership over. Some models you don't but he said that one you do.
Once again a reason not to buy a Dell an ISO security feature on a system that is not ISO stamped.
In the case of replacing the mobo I would go out and get and Asus AMD Mobo (or any AMD 939 64 bit mobo) and have the world's only Dell that works and has an AMD CPU... Well Second that I know of, I have a frankienputer that is a Dell case but and Asus AMD mobo I used to use it for lanparties... people would LOL at it till I booted the system up faster then them and fagged them.
Maybe you will have to do the change of ownership on Dell's website. I was just talking to a bud (who works for Dell) he is almost 100% sure that with that model system you will have to either get a new motherboard or change ownership over. Some models you don't but he said that one you do.
Once again a reason not to buy a Dell an ISO security feature on a system that is not ISO stamped.
In the case of replacing the mobo I would go out and get and Asus AMD Mobo (or any AMD 939 64 bit mobo) and have the world's only Dell that works and has an AMD CPU... Well Second that I know of, I have a frankienputer that is a Dell case but and Asus AMD mobo I used to use it for lanparties... people would LOL at it till I booted the system up faster then them and fagged them.
Baldanders
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Does your service tag end with D-35B?
Latitude.exe only works with the D-35B models. With the service tag you gave I am getting "0zprhnvz" (using the updated Latitude MasterPW.exe). If your service tag number ends in D-35B, be sure to type in all the characters that are displayed on the "enter password" screen, for example, "FAZNG**-D35B". You will have to use the Latitude MasterPW.exe, because the older Latitude.exe only takes five characters.
I'm having problems of my own, but I'll write about it in another post.
gordocox said:
Latitude.exe only works with the D-35B models. With the service tag you gave I am getting "0zprhnvz" (using the updated Latitude MasterPW.exe). If your service tag number ends in D-35B, be sure to type in all the characters that are displayed on the "enter password" screen, for example, "FAZNG**-D35B". You will have to use the Latitude MasterPW.exe, because the older Latitude.exe only takes five characters.
I'm having problems of my own, but I'll write about it in another post.
Secondgunman
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I used to ...
I used to think that Dell were the "Cat's meow" of laptops, now I have and Aser Farrari AMD 64 3500 and a HP-Compaq P4 3.2 Ghz and they both will pound and Dell into the ground un like my Dell Laptop that is now my soon to be wife's Internet and note station I can use my USB harddrive and DVD burner on my two laptop I can use the USB data cable from Radio Shack with them the Compaq has a 5 in 1 memory card reader Bluetooth, wireless, cd/dvd burner, 128 bit ATI with vidio in and out graphics, the aser has most of that excluding the video in and with the both the Compaq and the Aser I can use other rame and hard drives. "Them FiretrUCKERS at Dell put some stupid ket on the cables so you have to use their ATA drive and can't just run down to Ma' and Pa's Computer Extchange and get an ATA laptop drive... But being the morons they are at Dell they put the key on the cable and the key slot on their drives so I just filed the key off the cable leaving just the one that should be there and TADA!!! it now works with any ATA drive.
All this with the spyware Dell adds to their systems and a few other things like not even given the choice to buy their systems with AMD I am fedup with Dell, if Dell was got go Belly-up tomarrow I would be Dancing in the streets.
The only thing I like about Dell is they are moving all their Tech support centers back to North America and they are all DELL owned Compaq HP uses a call center contractor and the person the is taking your call for Compaqs could be taking calls for three or four other Computer companies.
I used to think that Dell were the "Cat's meow" of laptops, now I have and Aser Farrari AMD 64 3500 and a HP-Compaq P4 3.2 Ghz and they both will pound and Dell into the ground un like my Dell Laptop that is now my soon to be wife's Internet and note station I can use my USB harddrive and DVD burner on my two laptop I can use the USB data cable from Radio Shack with them the Compaq has a 5 in 1 memory card reader Bluetooth, wireless, cd/dvd burner, 128 bit ATI with vidio in and out graphics, the aser has most of that excluding the video in and with the both the Compaq and the Aser I can use other rame and hard drives. "Them FiretrUCKERS at Dell put some stupid ket on the cables so you have to use their ATA drive and can't just run down to Ma' and Pa's Computer Extchange and get an ATA laptop drive... But being the morons they are at Dell they put the key on the cable and the key slot on their drives so I just filed the key off the cable leaving just the one that should be there and TADA!!! it now works with any ATA drive.
All this with the spyware Dell adds to their systems and a few other things like not even given the choice to buy their systems with AMD I am fedup with Dell, if Dell was got go Belly-up tomarrow I would be Dancing in the streets.
The only thing I like about Dell is they are moving all their Tech support centers back to North America and they are all DELL owned Compaq HP uses a call center contractor and the person the is taking your call for Compaqs could be taking calls for three or four other Computer companies.
Baldanders
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Dell Laptops
I'm no fan of Dell, either. I own a Dell home computer that I've had for over six years, and it still runs fine, but I wouldn't buy anything else built by Dell because of all the "proprietary" parts they slap into their equipment. Last year I built my own computer and I'm quite happy with it.
The laptop I have is not mine. In fact, I've never owned a notebook computer. My son-in-law picked it up from the university where he works (a five-year-old Dell Latitude CPtS). It was going to be tossed into the dumpster and they just gave it to him. I offered to help him get into it, not knowing what a pain in the a** it would be. Turns out it was loaded with passwords (Primary Password, Administrator Password, HDD Password Lock, and Disabled BIOS). I was about ready to do the EEPROM trick before I discovered how to get "LatitudePW.exe" to work.
I spent many hours combing the internet for info, taking the notebook apart (to reset the CMOS battery -- which is underneath the palmrest -- before I realized that would not work due to the NVRAM chip), etc., etc. So, FYI to anyone who is interested, the LatitudePW.exe -- which only works with the tag ending in D-35B -- will give you not only a Primary (User) Password, but will also unlock the HDD if you type in those characters exactly as they appear on the "HDD Password Enter" screen. When I typed in the HDD Password, it permanently disabled the hard drive password. Unfortunately, once I got into the BIOS I was unable to change any settings because an Administrator password had been typed in (Administrator can disable the BIOS, which they had). After some more web surfing, I finally discovered that you have to enter the Primary Password (the Master obtained from LatitudePW.exe) and then, rather than just striking Enter, hold the Control button down while striking the Enter key twice. That wiped both the Primary and Administrator Passwords at once, which also enabled the BIOS configuration.
Anyway, now I'm waiting for a Dell diskette drive with external hook-up cable I bought on Ebay, since the notebook only has a CD-Rom drive. The hard drive had been wiped, so I'll have to install a copy of Win 98SE, drivers, etc. I was going to ask my son-in-law if he would like to trade something for the notebook (I just wanted it for typing and web browsing), but now that I've been messing with it for a while, I realize I don't like the feel of the keyboard -- it's too cramped.
All in all, it's been a learning experience (which I'd rather not repeat, thank you). If anyone has any questions about this particular type of notebook, I'd be glad to offer you whatever help I can over the forum.
Cheers!
I'm no fan of Dell, either. I own a Dell home computer that I've had for over six years, and it still runs fine, but I wouldn't buy anything else built by Dell because of all the "proprietary" parts they slap into their equipment. Last year I built my own computer and I'm quite happy with it.
The laptop I have is not mine. In fact, I've never owned a notebook computer. My son-in-law picked it up from the university where he works (a five-year-old Dell Latitude CPtS). It was going to be tossed into the dumpster and they just gave it to him. I offered to help him get into it, not knowing what a pain in the a** it would be. Turns out it was loaded with passwords (Primary Password, Administrator Password, HDD Password Lock, and Disabled BIOS). I was about ready to do the EEPROM trick before I discovered how to get "LatitudePW.exe" to work.
I spent many hours combing the internet for info, taking the notebook apart (to reset the CMOS battery -- which is underneath the palmrest -- before I realized that would not work due to the NVRAM chip), etc., etc. So, FYI to anyone who is interested, the LatitudePW.exe -- which only works with the tag ending in D-35B -- will give you not only a Primary (User) Password, but will also unlock the HDD if you type in those characters exactly as they appear on the "HDD Password Enter" screen. When I typed in the HDD Password, it permanently disabled the hard drive password. Unfortunately, once I got into the BIOS I was unable to change any settings because an Administrator password had been typed in (Administrator can disable the BIOS, which they had). After some more web surfing, I finally discovered that you have to enter the Primary Password (the Master obtained from LatitudePW.exe) and then, rather than just striking Enter, hold the Control button down while striking the Enter key twice. That wiped both the Primary and Administrator Passwords at once, which also enabled the BIOS configuration.
Anyway, now I'm waiting for a Dell diskette drive with external hook-up cable I bought on Ebay, since the notebook only has a CD-Rom drive. The hard drive had been wiped, so I'll have to install a copy of Win 98SE, drivers, etc. I was going to ask my son-in-law if he would like to trade something for the notebook (I just wanted it for typing and web browsing), but now that I've been messing with it for a while, I realize I don't like the feel of the keyboard -- it's too cramped.
All in all, it's been a learning experience (which I'd rather not repeat, thank you). If anyone has any questions about this particular type of notebook, I'd be glad to offer you whatever help I can over the forum.
Cheers!
I have an old Latitude CPx with a password that the owner's daughter set. Now they don't know it and I haven't been able to figure out how to reset it. I haven't been able to get my hands on a copy of the latitudePW.exe or find the chip inside to short the pins. Anyone have ideas or suggestions (or a link for the program) so I can reset the password? I couldn't find what I needed up to now. Many thanks!
Baldanders
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Nope. There is no jumper on this particular notebook to reset the CMOS. Even if there were, it would make no difference. The Primary and Administrator passwords are stored in an NVRAM chip (non-volatile ram) that is not dependent on an electrical charge. I disconnected the battery (twice -- and left it disconnected for hours), which is equivalent to resetting with a jumper. It did not clear the passwords, just reset the BIOS back to its defaults. I don't want to go into it in great detail, because it has been covered earlier in the thread. The Dell notebooks (at least this model) are notorious for their difficult-to-bypass passwords.
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