There are two ways to get a platform to forget a BIOS password --
1. Set a jumper on the motherboard (depends on motherboard manufacturer)
2. Remove the CMOS battery for 10~15 mins. However, many modern motherboards use
rechargeable batteries that are soldered onto the motherboard.
Some manufacturers like Dell have backdoor passwords. I don't know if this is the case for
Toshiba.
--
Dave
| David-Thank you for your time and effort but I cannnot even boot the
| commputer as it just keeps giving me the Built-in HDD password prompt (with
| the flashing curser) in MSDOS. I have tried to access the BIOS by trying
| several seqeunces to no avail. It will not boot in safe mode either.
|
| Someone said to remove the CMOS battery for a few minutes and it would reset
| and password would be blank. In your Opinion, is there any truth to this. I
| found that newer laptops have no internal battery.
|
| Any other suggestions? Thank You.
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote:
|
| > There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.
| >
| > microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
| > microsoft.public.security.virus
| > alt.comp.virus
| > alt.comp.anti-virus
| >
| > There is NO virus that sets a password.
| >
| > There are viruses that will change the CMOS settings of computers or completekly wipe
the
| > WIPE of Flash ROM BIOS.
| >
| > If you are worried, perform the following...
| >
| > 1) Download the following three items...
| >
| > McAfee Stinger
| >
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
| >
| > Trend Sysclean Package
| >
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
| >
| > Latest Trend signature files.
| >
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
| >
| > Create a directory.
| > On drive "C:\"
| > (e.g., "c:\New Folder")
| > or the desktop
| > (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")
| >
| > Download SYSCLEAN.COM and place it in that directory.
| > Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
| > For example; lpt377.zip
| >
| > Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
| > SYSCLEAN.COM.
| >
| > 2) Disable System Restore
| >
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
| > 3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode and shutdown as many applications as possible
| > 4) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Stinger, perform a Full Scan of your
| > platform and clean/delete any infectors found
| > 5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both.
| > 6) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
| > (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
| > 7) Reboot your PC.
| > 8) Create a new Restore point
| >
| >
| > * * * Please report back your results * * *
| >
| > --
| > Dave
| >
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | -This message is Posted as a Follow Up to "Built-in HDD Password."
| > |
| > | Just got off the phone with Toshiba TEch support and described the problem
| > | and they said it was a virus that Changes the BIOS and set a HDD Password.
| > |
| > | Does anyone know how to remove a VIRUS and save my data? (It could be the
| > | Sasser worm based on what some descriptions say)
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >
