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| 1175959 | 2011-02-07 07:49:00 | I own a almost new dell laptop that I bought used through craigslist,When I got it home I realized that the thing has a system password on it and can't get by the dell white screen.Does anybody out there know how to circumvent this screen.Please help | jibbster (16223) | ||
| 1175960 | 2011-02-07 07:52:00 | get the model number of it (should be on the underside) and google methods on how to reset the bios or password. Or post the model number here and wait for speedy and the other PC awesomes to come help. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1175961 | 2011-02-07 07:55:00 | Pull the power, battery, and cmos battery, wait 5min. Reassemble. Some models have easier methods. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1175962 | 2011-02-07 07:57:00 | Assuming he knows how to get to the cmos battery. There might also be a jumper somewhere that you can either set or short to reset the bios. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1175963 | 2011-02-07 07:57:00 | Hmm try removing the battery / cmos battery (may have to be for a few days). Hopefully its not hardwired (some are on a chip). And there is no way to circumvent it. Unless you know what the password is. You're not talking about the windows password login screen, are you? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1175964 | 2011-02-07 07:58:00 | If its the BIOS you are trying to get into, try the word Dell Sometimes its the backdoor password. If its the OS you are trying to get into, what is installed ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1175965 | 2011-02-07 19:08:00 | I own a almost new dell laptop that I bought used ,When I got it home I realized that the thing has a system password on it Ask the previous owner. |
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