power up password

[lorraine]

my daughter turned on the power up password on my laptop
(toshiba) She dosnt know what password she put in (or
says she doesnt), and I dont have a recovery disc,
does anyone know if the power up password can be
bypassed??

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

If it's the BIOS password, it can be reset by either removing the battery or
shorting a jumper on the motherboard. Which she should use depends on the
system, check her documentation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[lorraine]

We have already tried removing the internal battery, left
out overnight, but it still requests password, there is
no motherboard specs in the manual so im at a loss for
your second idea, but thanks for your help.