OT Password problem -

[Alchemist]

2015-07-08 22:47 GMT+01:00 Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA <
bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>:

>
>
> I bought a used Dell Latitude E4310 that I want to replace Windows7 on
> with Fedora-22. Unfortunately the BIOS is locked and I do not have the
> admin password for it. A phone call to Dell was unproductive and none of
> the passwords offered in an on-line application work. Does anyone know what
> I can do to access this computer. I can return it, bought through Newegg,
> but it looks good so far, in new condition and the price is right. It even
> has a working battery.
>
> I considered opening it and removing the bios battery which I assume would
> return it to the default conditions which I believe is no password set.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated,
>
> Bob
>
>
Read and try this
http://dogber1.blogspot.de/2009/05/table-of-reverse-engineered-bios.html
http://bios-pw.org/

Removing battery on a modern laptop should not work, as master/user
password are not stored in CMOS anymore.



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