SERIOUS PROBLEM... please help...

beefy696969 · 12-30-2006, 02:44 AM

Ok so here is the problem that im having. I lent my laptop to a friend because he needed to use it for school for a bit, well I guess his brother decided to be funny and put a boot password on the computer, but he does not remeber what he set the password as.

I know on a normal pc you can just change the jumper and you can reset the bios, but I have no idea what to do in this case... does anyone have any ideas?? im sure this is not the first time...

any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thank you...

**The_Other_One** · 12-30-2006, 02:53 AM

Some laptops also have a jumper, some have a dip-switch, some you just have to remove the battery for a while(though some batteries aren't removable!)

beefy696969 · 12-30-2006, 03:09 AM

so if it has a jumper does this mean that I will have to remove the entire case to get at it? are they usually located in a generic place?

sorry If I sound stupid here, but what is a DIP switch?

and when you say battery are you talking about the laptop battery or like a bios battery?

Thanks again.

Bobo · 12-30-2006, 03:10 AM

They would be located on the motherboard, which, in a lappy, is often hard to get to.

He means the BIOS battery (called the CMOS battery)

What is your laptop model?

mattsprattuk · 12-30-2006, 03:13 AM

i posted the same reply somewhere else in this forum for someone with the same problem.
remove the keyboard via screws at the back. the screws are sometimes under panels or stickers, so bear this in mind.
be careful you dont damage the ribbon cable from the keyboard and lift it up allowing access to the innards. look for an oversized watch battery, remove it for about 10 seconds and replace it. this should have reset the CMOS.
hope this helps, i hate little bastards playing with my computers

Bobo · 12-30-2006, 03:14 AM

1. Not all laptops have screws in the back to hold the keyboard in
2. Not all CMOS batteries are watch batteries.

This is why we need your laptop make/model.

dmw2692004 · 12-30-2006, 03:15 AM

call the laptop vender, and your most likely going to have to open up the laptop in order to find the cmos battery

Quote:

sorry If I sound stupid here, but what is a DIP switch?

A series of tiny switches built into circuit boards.
Like:

ADE · 12-30-2006, 04:56 AM

Dip Switch lol. Sorry, just had to say.

12-30-2006, 02:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
beefy696969 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14	SERIOUS PROBLEM... please help... Ok so here is the problem that im having. I lent my laptop to a friend because he needed to use it for school for a bit, well I guess his brother decided to be funny and put a boot password on the computer, but he does not remeber what he set the password as. I know on a normal pc you can just change the jumper and you can reset the bios, but I have no idea what to do in this case... does anyone have any ideas?? im sure this is not the first time... any help would be greatly appreciated... Thank you...

12-30-2006, 02:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,432	Some laptops also have a jumper, some have a dip-switch, some you just have to remove the battery for a while(though some batteries aren't removable!) __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Nero DVD Data Burning Problem. Please help.	GeneraznXz	General Software	8	06-02-2006 06:04 PM
Boot problem	little_drive	Motherboards	2	03-30-2006 09:39 PM
Problem With Mouse... Caused By ???	jbrown456	Desktop Computers	19	03-15-2006 06:28 PM
Focus problem	ajla	Video Cards and Monitors	12	09-23-2004 04:17 PM

12-30-2006, 03:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
beefy696969 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14	so if it has a jumper does this mean that I will have to remove the entire case to get at it? are they usually located in a generic place? sorry If I sound stupid here, but what is a DIP switch? and when you say battery are you talking about the laptop battery or like a bios battery? Thanks again.

12-30-2006, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 18 Posts: 6,623	They would be located on the motherboard, which, in a lappy, is often hard to get to. He means the BIOS battery (called the CMOS battery) What is your laptop model?

12-30-2006, 03:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
mattsprattuk Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: plymouth, UK Age: 20 Posts: 405	i posted the same reply somewhere else in this forum for someone with the same problem. remove the keyboard via screws at the back. the screws are sometimes under panels or stickers, so bear this in mind. be careful you dont damage the ribbon cable from the keyboard and lift it up allowing access to the innards. look for an oversized watch battery, remove it for about 10 seconds and replace it. this should have reset the CMOS. hope this helps, i hate little bastards playing with my computers

12-30-2006, 03:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 18 Posts: 6,623	1. Not all laptops have screws in the back to hold the keyboard in 2. Not all CMOS batteries are watch batteries. This is why we need your laptop make/model.

12-30-2006, 04:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 16 Posts: 3,371	Dip Switch lol. Sorry, just had to say.