bios password
 

Ive just bought a laptop off ebay,only problem its got a bios password.its a dell d630.has anybody got any idea how i can get rid of it:confused:

Yeah, stick it on ebay, you'll get more for it if you remove the bios password first though.
:)

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This link might help
How to clear an unknown BIOS or CMOS password.

Re: bios password
 

Have you tried
0000
1111 etc

1234

Re: bios password
 

did you buy it knowing the Bios Password was not included?
If this information was not given to you by the seller, then you would be entitled to return it and get a full refund.

I had a look at the link that Mick gave and it is not supposed to be suitable for laptops.

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Removing the CMOS Battery or putting a jumper on the clr CMOS for a few seconds-- I think it may be suitable solution(just dont quote me on that) it could be that it is a lot more difficult to do with a laptop. I have never had to take one apart so I don't know. An example: I modified my sony PS2 with a ghostcase and that was extremely hard work to put back together. The original xbox1 however is easier to take apart and put back together than a tower.

Does it have a windows operating system that loads up? (perhaps you could flash the bios)

Some bios have backdoor passwords. Have you tried dell or Dell or DELL

I had a very similar problem with an Acer laptop. It turned out to be a bug in the laptop/bios and Acer refused to admit it. Turned out lots of people on-line said that the password set itself.

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Dell laptops are notorious for storing their passwords in non volatile ram so the usual remove the cmos doesn't work. Id be asking for the password or a refund. Dell can send a reset code but you need proof of ownerships and jump through a million hoops.

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Learn something new everyday :)

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does it come up with system disabled then a list of numbers

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no i managed to put windows 7 on the hard drive on my other laptop which is exactly the same but wont let me download and upload certain items i go into the bios and most of it is locked,i bought it really cheap and was spares and repairs.this bios is doing my head in lol.ive bought something off ebay but wont hold my breath:)

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depending on your service tag it should come up on screen and look something like LSSPJ3J-595B you can get a master password generator and that will give you the password for it

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where do you get that from:confused:

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will pm you dont want to post it on a public forum, could be used by people stealing laptops