Laptop Help! Girlfriend locked her Laptops BIOS password how can we reset it??
02-19-2008, 07:39 PM
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Laptop Help! Girlfriend locked her Laptops BIOS password how can we reset it?? My girlfriend accidently locked up her computer without knowing and every time it boots up it loads to a black screen with a blue BIOS box that says "Enter Password" and wont go any further....
Any ideas how to get around this?
It's a Toshiba Satellite A215-S7413
Thanks
Any ideas how to get around this?
It's a Toshiba Satellite A215-S7413
Thanks
02-19-2008, 07:49 PM
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if its windows xp clear all the fields that ask for text
press ctrl alt del at the same time twice
enter
Administrator and leave the password area clear and you "should" be able to get in under the admin, then go to users and edit users and delete her password. log off and then simply have her log in w/o a password and then have her add a new password if desired
if its vista idk
press ctrl alt del at the same time twice
enter
Administrator and leave the password area clear and you "should" be able to get in under the admin, then go to users and edit users and delete her password. log off and then simply have her log in w/o a password and then have her add a new password if desired
if its vista idk
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nope thats about the only way asmentioned above pull the 3v batt out along with regualr batt and push power button.. it will wipe out bios settings, time and date i had to do that with a desk top a couple times.
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Call toshiba, they can tell you a password that should unlock it. There is usually a default for mistakes like that. If they don't then you will have to take it apart and remove the battery like said above, which is a pain the butt.
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My girlfriend accidently locked up her computer without knowing and every time it boots up it loads to a black screen with a blue BIOS box that says "Enter Password" and wont go any further....
Any ideas how to get around this?
It's a Toshiba Satellite A215-S7413
Thanks
Any ideas how to get around this?
It's a Toshiba Satellite A215-S7413
Thanks
