OT Password problem -

[Pete Travis]

On Jul 8, 2015 4:47 PM, "Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA" <
bobgoodwin at wildblue.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Any suggestions appreciated,
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> Bob
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> Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA
> http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
> box10  FEDORA-22/64bit LINUX XFCE
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If you just bought an unusable product, you should return it.  If you
attempt something too adventurous, you might not be able to return it.

That said, Dell service manuals aren't hard to find online.

--Pete
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