E6520 F12 BIOS Password

Does anyone know what the standard is for the extended BIOS? I was asked for a password when I tried to access it at boot with F12.

 

By default, there is no password. Do you own the laptop, or was it issued to you?

 

I own it, and that password has never been set. I think it's the OROM setup I'm talking about...

I'll test more with creating other passwords and seeing if they carry over.

I'm just hoping some of the options under this BIOS will let me turn of BIOS Thermal Management.

 

If you are prompted for a password to enter the BIOS, it would be either the System or HDD password. If you are prompted for a password to unlock the BIOS, it would be the Admin password. None of these will be set from the factory, unless you got it from the outlet. If you contact Dell support, they can give you a reset code to remove the password.

What is OROM setup?

There's no way to disable BIOS Thermal Management. Why are you trying to do this? The laptop will overheat.

 

This laptop is already overheating. It's hitting 80*C+ when gaming (a relatively light game at that).

Speedfan can keep the laptop cool, but right now it only works for a second before being shut down by the BIOS. I am trying to get a workaround for this.

Will try all sorts of passwords and let you know what happens.

 

You might want to replace the CPU grease with Arctic Silver 5 and see if that helps. Speedfan isn't a long-term solution to heat problems.

 

I am repasting tomorrow after I get a screwdriver. Speedfan is the ideal solution though. Right now the fan runs inaudible, and if it were running even 10% faster it would keep the temperature down considerably. As far as I am concerned DELL is at fault for not cooling the laptop sufficiently. I don't care too much, as I have a good warranty, but it's a hassle to have to deal with such a hot laptop.

And the BIOS I was trying to reach was the Intel ME BIOS extension. Nothing there