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Inspiron 1000 Bios password locked....

Discussion in 'Dell' started by Judas543, Aug 4, 2009.

Judas543 Notebook Consultant

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Everytime I boot up the laptop, I get halted with the blue box asking me for the bios password. I know this laptop is quite different and that even removing the cmos battery for like a day is not going to help. There is no 24xxx chip that I can short on the mobo. Then I found SST39VF040 bios chip on the back of the mobo and also found a 93lc86 bios chip too..

Is there anyway to restore this laptop. I don't really care what the process is as long there is no box telling me to enter a bios pass

thanks in advance!!

Judas543, Aug 4, 2009

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krap101 Notebook Consultant

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From the bioses I've come in contact with, theres a bootup bios password and a password to access the bios. If you're able to get into the bios, you can turn off both passwords (assuming you know the password). If not, I believe there are some programs that will reset the bios but I'm not sure.

krap101, Aug 4, 2009

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We cannot help you bypass security measures. Discussing it is against forum rules.

Its best you speak to the manufacturer regarding this matter.

flipfire, Aug 5, 2009

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