Bypass dell secure manager on latitude e6510

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i have the same problem with my dell. nightmare, is it the admin or the bios password? i took my SATA HDD out and put it in another laptop, disabled the password and all was fine, i put it back in my laptop and the same happened again. its the bios password, i can't find any answers for this one except replace the cmos chip on the motherboard. hope you have more luck finding an answer .

SOURCE: How do you bypass a system authentication password

Here ya go:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3656360-dell_portable_computer_bios_hard_drive

blubaustin

• 242 Answers
• Posted on Sep 26, 2010

SOURCE: Dell Latitude D620 "Hard disk #DPOXKKP7P7M-595B,

I think there is a new feature on later notebooks, called "drive-lock".
It uses a password to lock the hdd, even if the hdd is swapped to another PC.

You might be able to get round it, if you connect it to an old Laptop or Desktop, where the bios doesn't support "drive-lock".

Or you could try "Ultimate Boot CD" from http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
This will allow you to make a boot CD.
You could then try the program called "ATA Password Tool 1.1", which is supposed to unlock any locked hdd.

And if that doesn't work you'll need to call up dell.

SOURCE: im using dell latitude d630

you may get lucky on this. there are a few panels on the back of your laptop unscrew them until you see one that looks like it has a giant watch battery. its called a cmos battery. take it out for a few minutes then put it all back together. it shuld remove the password (REMEMBER DO THIS WHILE THE COMPUTER IS UNPLUGGED AND BATTERY IS OUT) let me know asap if that helped

SOURCE: dell latitude e6500 cmos password

There are 3 ways to do this but the first requires that you provide proof of ownership to Dell, or it will cost you money via other "service" providers on the web or you can do it yourself - for free. Now, "free" and "easy" are two different things.. but if you can carefully open your notebook without damaging it - here's a couple links from Dell that detail the CMOS battery removal process:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late6500/en/sm/html/coinbatt.htm

and

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late6500/en/sm/html/coinbatt.htm

The key is to disconnect the AC power and main battery before dis-assembly and then then disconnect the CMOS battery as shown in the links above. Press and hold the power button for a minute to completely discharge any power in the main board components. When you remove all the power from the PC, the CMOS can not maintain the customized BIOS settings, including any password settings. You have in effect, reset all settings to "Default". Reassemble when done.

The PC will need to have the BIOS settings set again - to your liking upon next boot.

I hope this helps!