Resetting laptop BIOS password

[Verizon_DSL_tech]

What's the best and most cost effective way (preferably free) to reset my Compaq Presario 2500 BIOS password? It's a laptop and my BIOS is Phoenix v4 release 6.

 

[jammydodger]

If you cannot remember the old password then you will prob have to open up the laptop and use the clear CMOS jumper/take out the battery.

 

[davemar14]

That is, if there is a jumper. If not, remove the battery from the board. Would flashing the BIOS, erase the password?

 

[folken]

Yea, a Bios flash would probably clear it. If one is avaliable that is.

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[ChipDeath]

They often have backdoor passwords into BIOSes.

I have a fairly old document that says the Phoenix ones are:
<b>phoenix</b>; <b>PHOENIX</b>; <b>BIOS</b>; <b>CMOS</b>
But it is rather old...

It also lists a way of using DOS's DEBUG.EXE to trash the CMOS, thus clearing the password (coincidentally, I actually had to do this earlier to a PC a customer had sent in.), but for that you need DOS (Or presumably 9X in DOS mode). I doubt it would work with XP/2000 (Which I assume you are using)

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[PatMcGroin]

on older at style MBs the jumper to clear the password was J1 just move it to J2 and turn it on and the password is gone. then put it back

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[TheCh0s3n1]

Thank goodnes for you that it's not an IBM!

 

[sobelizard]

I'd tell you, but it'll cost you a dollar.

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[Verizon_DSL_tech]

We can drop the subject now... I sold the laptop long ago.

 

[chas903]

I'd tell you, but it'll cost you a dollar.

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Chas90381@yahoo.ca HP ze5185 Phoenix Bios 4.0 6.0.

Can you help?

 

[chas903]

Ok! The hash Code is 00835.

 

[karentassone]

I'd tell you, but it'll cost you a dollar.

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Hi, I will pay you a dollar for the information on clearing a password on ze5300 laptop windows xp...