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you may have to put in a password. if the bios screen is where you need to put in the password and you don't remember it you should be able to clear the password in the BIOS you would have to get to the main board to see if there is a jumper to reset it or you can remove the main battery and the BIOS battery and wait about 10 minutes for it to fully discharge to let the password clear itself out of the BIOS. If you don't remember putting a password on your system then you have to find out who did and get it from them.
and next time a word to the wise, don't let anyone near your computer. and next time you see that guy, i'd tell him you had to pay $100 to get it fixed and charge him
that might have been funny at the time, but really isn't
Locked Password where? Bios Password? Hard Drive Password? Windows User Account (userid) Password? And which operating system?
If it's the Bios Password, then you will need to remove the CMOS Battery and let the computer sit for a couple of hours. Then put the battery back in and try rebooting. You'll have to go back into the BIOS or Setup to put the correct date and time in but the password should be gone from memory.
If it's the Hard Drive Password, you're kinda out of luck. Hard drives are locked 99% of the time when the computer is stolen. The original owner either locked it while he had possession of it or he could have locked it remotely when it was stolen to keep thieves from getting to sensitive data. The only way around it is to have the original put the password in, or Purchase a new hard drive to put in the computer, reload the operating system, reload the drivers and reload application programs.
If it's the Windows Password for User Account turn off the computer, then turn it on and immediately start hitting the F8 key until you see the SAFE MODE Option. Take the Safe Mode option to boot the computer. When it comes to the login screen it will show you the Administrator account and the Account for which you forgot or don't know the password. Log into the Administrator account (hopefully you didn't password protect it and forgot it). When windows desktop comes up click Start/Control Panel/User Accounts. When the User Accounts window opens up click on the User Account for which you forgot the password then select Remove Password. Reboot the machine
I have the same concern as yours I hope that the procedural that I did could help you as well.
1. removed hdd from laptop`s tray (with power OFF)
2. powered ON the laptop and entered in BIOS SETUP
3. as the hdd was removed the BIOS read at 1st ata device
but i was able to select field, which had
as options
4. select option and the "manual" options for the hdd appear
5. don`t change anything, remain on that page and insert the HDD drive
in the tray. as it powers up the bios completed me the field vith the
values for my hdd automatically.
6. go back to the field "1st ata device" and selected the option
7. go to the bios SECURITY section and in the field "HDD Password" enter
a password of your choice (but remember or note it down)
8. EXIT the bios setup and SAVE CHANGES (and reboot)
9. at the HDD prompt i found now the password matched the one i entered
10. run the bios setup again and remove the hdd password for easy use purpose..
that`s it, how it did work for me. now, i believe this steps to be usefull for anyone else.
my bios type is award medallion v6.0 but i hope to work on other versions as well...
This method works only if you have access to the system when its turned on because this method requires MS DOS. Open Command Prompt from Programs menu and provide following commands one bye one:
debug
o 70 2E
o 71 FF
quit
NOTE: The first character in the above commands is Englishalphabet "o" and not the number 0.
Hi
Bios password differ for every model, try with the below mentioned password to unlock it.
AMI
BIOS
PASSWORD
CONDO
LKWPETER
If not you have to reinstall the OS.
Thank you
It's one or two problems,
1. If you are using linux as an OS it have time limit on your password that will lock you out of your system. Micorsoft is it!
2. Go to your bios setup and reset your password by using F2 key or the DEL key to get us to the bio setup to change your password. Take your time when you are in the BIO setup and read each step you do!
enjoy
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