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| Thread ID: 22754 | 2002-07-29 13:44:00 | Lost BIOS pasword | Allan R (1257) | Press F1 |
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| 66579 | 2005-06-07 01:31:00 | But if its a BIOS password on a laptop, you should have no access to the floppy drive untill you reset the password...? So not sure just how the cmospwd.exe program is going to work in this case Terry? BIOS protection on laptops is usually quite severe, due to problems with theft and resulting data security. Its usually nothing like desktop BIOS password protection. You are most likely right GF, I've only used the program on desktops. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 66580 | 2005-06-07 01:37:00 | thanxs all i'll try that programme and if not looks like £££ got to be spent which toshiba should enjoy...lol |
sugar_ray (1258) | ||
| 66581 | 2005-06-07 08:32:00 | Casting no stones here but what say one of the above posters has a Laptop that is NOT theirs and they are now being helped to remove a bios password that the owner put on.... :2cents: BTW my names Bruce and i'm a 57 Yo truck driver ,or am I ? On the internet you can be anyone you wish! ;) |
EX-WESTY (221) | ||
| 66582 | 2005-06-07 08:42:00 | Right, a question of ethics, I agree. On the other hand if the information is in the public domain and available to anyone, and is not in itself illegal or prohibited.....? I wonder what Winston has to say, does anyone know whether he made it to the Brass Monkey rally? |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 66583 | 2005-06-07 10:06:00 | Casting no stones here but what say one of the above posters has a Laptop that is NOT theirs and they are now being helped to remove a bios password that the owner put on.... :2cents: ;) The point is, laptops are usually constructed to make that possibility remote. As I have mentioned, master service agent intervention is usually a necessity, and they should require the proof of ownership. Its usually specialised hardware intervention, not a free program download. I do not see that referring them to an agent is incorrect. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 66584 | 2005-06-08 04:51:00 | The original post is 3 years old lol. I wonder if Alan solved his problem? But someone has used the search facility ... so "lol" comments aren't either useful nor to be encouraged. I have a suspicion that Toshiba service organisations use a "dongle" (a wired plug) to enable reset of the BIOS password. Like all such "secrets", it leaked. I seem to recall that it's a DB25P connector (to fit the printer port). If your laptop is so modern that it doesn't have a printer port ... :( I'm pretty sure I have seen the actual wiring listed on the Internet. Try "toshiba dongle" to Google. If that isn't specific enough try adding "bios" and "password" to that search string. ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 66585 | 2005-06-08 20:15:00 | I agree with you westy but what can i do? if their is anyway i can prove to you that i'm the rightful owner i'll do it....Just need help to fix this lapy without spending to much :2cents: money :2cents: which i dont really have thanxs i'll try that toshiba dongle..... :D |
sugar_ray (1258) | ||
| 66586 | 2005-06-08 20:23:00 | Try here: www.expage.com |
Greg (193) | ||
| 66587 | 2005-06-08 22:12:00 | thanx you so much graham L just tired it and it worked !!!!!!!! thanxs everyone you save me so £££'s :p :D :D :D thank you 1000's |
sugar_ray (1258) | ||
| 66588 | 2005-06-15 22:23:00 | Talk about bad luck... I had my brother's compaq notebook here for the last few days, reformatting and reinstalling software etc. He picked it up last night, but left it in his car overnight (lazy sod). But you guessed it - his car was broken into and the machine got nicked. I'm posting this in this thread because fortunately I set a BIOS password on it, so hoping the thing's next to useless for the thief. |
Greg (193) | ||
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