Battery removal and possibly a reset jumper needs to be shorted. Check the info on the mobo to be sure. On Jul 8, 2015 5:47 PM, "Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA" < bobgood...@wildblue.net> wrote:
> > > 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 > > -- > Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA > http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD > box10 FEDORA-22/64bit LINUX XFCE > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org >
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