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    Default Help needed laptop bios

    I know this should be in the system issues thread but I need this fixed asap, I'm working on a laptop for a "client."

    After deleting god only knows how much crap in safemode I was able to fix the bluescreening issue in regular startup. I decided to reformat because this computer was FUBAR'd to say the least.

    Well, I popped in dban since my buddy has my copy of wipedrive and I wasn't able to access the boot priority. I tried going into the BIOS and it was of course passworded. I looked up backdoor passwords and it gave me a list... I bet you can see what happened after that. Yep, system disabled.

    I've never gotten this before so I'm not entirely sure how to fix it. Am I really going to have to open this laptop up to pop the battery?
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    I contacted emachines/acer trying to get ahold of the master password and they said they wouldn't help me unless I paid 199 for a BIOS reset.

    WHAAAT?!!?!!!
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    Yeah it sounds like you're going to have to open it up. I think on my dell the battery is right behind the speaker bar in the front edge.

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    $199 for a bios reset? thats EFFING RETARDED. F EMACHINES lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA View Post
    $199 for a bios reset? thats EFFING RETARDED. F EMACHINES lol
    Thats what we used to say at CC about them, lol.

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    Default Re: Help needed laptop bios

    This laptop has a huge door on the back and exposed quite a bit but no cmos. I checked under the keyboard and there's a black panel covering everything so if I can't find a program to do it for me I'm gunna have to take it apart. Dammit...

    I found a password cracker and it comes up with 1C1 except the password has an ogonek. As far as I'm aware, only vowels have ogoneks so I don't even know where to begin with that.

    EDIT: Is there software out there that can change the boot sequence rather than going through the BIOS?
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    I pulled the cmos battery for about 10 minutes or so and the pw is still there.

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    30 minutes, pull the battery and CMOS battery and a/c adapter.

    all power has to be gone
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    Well, I of course pulled the ac and battery but sheesh, 30 minutes? haha

    I just pulled the cmos and let it sit for... 2+ hours? Still a password. fduaffhdusvuifdsnv
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuzzKillington View Post
    Well, I of course pulled the ac and battery but sheesh, 30 minutes? haha

    I just pulled the cmos and let it sit for... 2+ hours? Still a password. fduaffhdusvuifdsnv
    After pulling all the power try to power it on. That should effectively remove any electricity left.
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