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Which BIOS password must be entered before the system will boot?
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∙ 10y ago
if you don't know what the password is you will have to reset the bios by tripping a jumper or removing the watch battery on the motherboard.
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Is there anyway to reset the BIOS password on a Toshiba 460CDT laptop if you have forgotten it?
The best method to reset a BIOS password depends on what BIOS the computer has. Common BIOS's include AMI, Award, IBM and Phoenix. Numerous other BIOS's do exist, but these are the most common. Some BIOS's allow you to require a password be entered before the system will boot. Some BIOS's allow you to require a password to be entered before the BIOS setup may be accessed. The general categories of solutions to reset a BIOS password are: Using a Backdoor BIOS Password Resetting the BIOS Password using Software Resetting the BIOS Password using Hardware Vendor Specific Solutions for resetting the BIOS Password
What is the difference between a system password and a software password?
System password: PC bios password. this can be found and set at bios mode [hit del at booting]. Software password: Normal Software password.
What should you do if you try to boot your computer but someone added a BIOS password?
Find the person who added the password, there is no way of accessing the system if they put a BIOS password on the system.
How do you set a BIOS password?
It will be in your bios settings, try the f12 key or f2 ( depending on what type of computer and model) In their you should see user password and you have 3 types of passwords you can set.. Boot password, Hard Disk Password, and setup password.
What is the difference in the protection offered be a BIOS password vs a Login password?
A BIOS password prevents a computer from loading the operating system. A login password is prevents the user from accessing the rest of the operating system such as their programs, internet etc.
What can you do if the power-on password and the supervisor password to a system have?
Remove the BIOS battery from the motherboard for approx 10mins to reset the password
How do you set a password for laptop?
Either set on under your Windows login - or in the BIOS system. WARNING - if you forget the password set in the BIOS you will have to re-format your whole computer !
How do you break password when i logon user and i have bios password and first bootable device is harddisk and administrator also have password then how can i break bios and administrator password?
If you have the BIOS and Administrator password, there is no need to "break" them.
What is bios password?
A Bios password is used to stop someone who does not know the password from making changes to the bios settings such as the boot order, a bios password can also be used as a stronger method than a windows password to keep unauthorized people from getting in to your files and whatever.
What should you do you forgot the password to your laptop?
Awful question = Stupid answer! What password have you lost - access to your operating system (If so... what operating system are you using?), encrypted volumes, bios password, hard drive password, MBR?
19 What can you do if the power-on password and the supervisor password to a system have been forgotten?
bios jumpers 1,2 are closed normal boot bios jumpers 2,3 are closed it resets power-on password and the supervisor password on reboot the only time to have all jumpers open is when you need to recover from a bad bios flash or you messed up your bios badly rests on reboot to know how to set jumpers see motherboard instructions
How do you create password in hard drive?
You need to go to your System BIOS. When you boot up your computer, you will have to press Alt-F2 or something similar. This depends on your computer model. In the BIOS, there should be a section called "Security" or "Passwords" or something of that nature. There should be an option to ask for a "Password on Boot". The default should be all zeroes. You can put in a password which should force the user to enter a password before the operating system even boots up. DO NOT forget this password, otherwise you will be permanently locked out of that hard drive. You can obtain the master password from the manufacturer if you were the original purchaser.
