[OT] Toshiba Satellite Notebook BIOS password
Folks, a relative just loaned me a Toshiba Satellite Notebook of some sort (I can't find any identification on it) which stops and asks for a fingerprint swipe or the BIOS password. We're locked out of it. I ran some web searches on the matter and some suggest that you pull the BIOS battery out, some say this won't work and you have to pull a jumper pin, and some say that won't work and it has to go back to an authorised service centre. I've never dismantled a notebook before and I'm not going to waste hours trying to get the motherboard battery and pins deep inside by just bumbling around. Does anyone have better advice on this matter? Is there a workaround, or is it back to the dealer? Greg
Re: [OT] Toshiba Satellite Notebook BIOS password
What is the aim? To access the data or to recover access to the laptop as is? Obviously I'd suggest ripping the disk out and copying the data off in the first case. For the the second I have heard about tools that crack these but I've never used them and wouldn't know how to get them from. There is an interesting page here : http://www.laptop-repair.info/toshiba_bios_password.html but I suspect you've already found that. On 18 July 2011 18:38, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Folks, a relative just loaned me a Toshiba Satellite Notebook of some sort (I can’t find any identification on it) which stops and asks for a fingerprint swipe or the BIOS password. We’re locked out of it. I ran some web searches on the matter and some suggest that you pull the BIOS battery out, some say this won’t work and you have to pull a jumper pin, and some say that won’t work and it has to go back to an authorised service centre. ** ** I’ve never dismantled a notebook before and I’m not going to waste hours trying to get the motherboard battery and pins deep inside by just bumbling around. ** ** Does anyone have better advice on this matter? Is there a workaround, or is it back to the dealer? ** ** Greg -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
Re: [OT] Toshiba Satellite Notebook BIOS password
LOL I just read that Toshiba is a back door password - worth a try I suppose. On 18 July 2011 18:57, Preet Sangha preetsan...@gmail.com wrote: What is the aim? To access the data or to recover access to the laptop as is? Obviously I'd suggest ripping the disk out and copying the data off in the first case. For the the second I have heard about tools that crack these but I've never used them and wouldn't know how to get them from. There is an interesting page here : http://www.laptop-repair.info/toshiba_bios_password.html but I suspect you've already found that. On 18 July 2011 18:38, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Folks, a relative just loaned me a Toshiba Satellite Notebook of some sort (I can’t find any identification on it) which stops and asks for a fingerprint swipe or the BIOS password. We’re locked out of it. I ran some web searches on the matter and some suggest that you pull the BIOS battery out, some say this won’t work and you have to pull a jumper pin, and some say that won’t work and it has to go back to an authorised service centre. ** ** I’ve never dismantled a notebook before and I’m not going to waste hours trying to get the motherboard battery and pins deep inside by just bumbling around. ** ** Does anyone have better advice on this matter? Is there a workaround, or is it back to the dealer? ** ** Greg -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
RE: [OT] Toshiba Satellite Notebook BIOS password
LOL I just read that Toshiba is a back door password - worth a try I suppose. Nah, 'Toshiba' in various cases and combinations doesn't work. Did you find a different one? I've been requested to trash the thing if necessary, just do anything to get any version of Windows working again. There is nothing important on the disk I'm told. Greg
RE: [OT] Toshiba Satellite Notebook BIOS password
Try and find the service manual for the model - that may tell you what you need to do to clear the BIOS password for that machine. Otherwise, take it back to a service centre if you don't have the inclination to try to do it yourself. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Monday, 18 July 2011 3:13 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Toshiba Satellite Notebook BIOS password LOL I just read that Toshiba is a back door password - worth a try I suppose. Nah, 'Toshiba' in various cases and combinations doesn't work. Did you find a different one? I've been requested to trash the thing if necessary, just do anything to get any version of Windows working again. There is nothing important on the disk I'm told. Greg
