Bios Password on a travelmate laptop

Ok first things first i know what your all gonna ask is it a stolen laptop.

No! i was willing to give the serial number to acer support(to prove ownership / non theft) but.

the guy who was really REALLY helpful but said if i was to send it back to acer the they would charge me a ridiculous amount to reset the password as its not a warranty issue so its best to ask the previous owner (who i have asked) or the retailer (who the previous owner asked) for the password as acer as standard do not put a password on it. - could something i downloaded be a trojan or virus and done this im really doubting this as it wouldnt want me to use the laptop would it.

I said we have asked both the retailer and the previous owner who both have said they did not and would not put a password on it.

i have been told by a reliable source that these laptops can be cracked (im not here to ask for this but pm me if you have any info i dont want it put on a public forum for thieves to see and steal my laptops thank you )

I cant get into windows (blue screen and reboot) so i decided to reinstall it so out comes the installation cd and put it in but the boot order is wrong :( so it will always boot off the hard disk first.

now then how do i go about changing this - is there

1 a bios emulator - so i can just change the bloody boot order lol

2 a master password if so who do i ask for this.

3 a service manual for a travelmate 2000 (2001xc)

motherboard yuhina3
03245 -2
48.101011 021

so i can at least attempt to fix it myself as its not the cmos battery i have to remove.

i have a bank of 4 switches sw5 and i was told to switch number 3 which i did but this didnt clear it.

Sorry for the long post.

Regards

Mike

Just to clarify:

You are attempting to get into BIOS and it asks for a password or you can't work out how to get into BIOS ?

i can get into the bios its here its asking me for a password.

I have been told its held in a eeprom but been told it can be bypassed ;)

if all else fails in gonna have to get me a laptop - ide convertor payday :cool:

Have you tried pulling the main battery? I had a Gateway once that would boot to a black screen every once in a while. Asked Gateway support what to do-they said to pull the battery for a while then re-install it. It worked.

i have pulled both the cmos battery and main battery out with no luck :(

looks like im going to have to format the disk in my desktop pc but i want my laptop working 100% :p

All fixed :D

Thanks all

Mike

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Originally Posted by Mike3d

All fixed :D

Thanks all

Mike

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That's great but are you going to tell us how for future reference or take it to the grave nevr to be revealed.

Found the password didn't ya :)

it involved a bios flash with a added extra.

if anyone wants to know how to do this pm me i dont really wanna put it here as it could be reference for thieves. i know a thief could pm me but less chance of the info falling into someones hands.

security is there for a reason ;)

Thanks again all

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Originally Posted by Mike3d

All fixed :D

Thanks all

Mike

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Hi Mike, i have the same problem that you had with my laptop. I tried to recibed information from the motherboard from acer but the only answer that i get is to send the laptop.
I already tried to take out both bateries and it did not work.
Could you please send to me how could i resolved that problem?

Thanks!

Mj (sorry for my poor english)

Hi there.
I have the very same problem. Got a Travelmate 2500, BIOS password is lost. I tried to contact Acer, but they want me to send it in (*#!!!##ers). I dismantled it completeley just to find, that the batteries are soldered in. SW5 is undocumented.
PLEASE tell me how to get rid of the BIOS pw. I tried downgrading it, but I guess there's some kind of BIOS backup somewhere, as that didn't change a thing.
please help :confused:
cheeeeeeerz
Ahryman

I have the Same problem with my HP Pavilion 5420L notebook. I boot the pc and all i get is the screen assking me for thewe password. I did something to cause this but beats me what it was. so I would appreciate any help with tis problem

when i boot my laaptop i am getting a request for a password .anyone know how I can get out of this mess.. I would be apprectate any help you can share with me
Thank you for listning and the help
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[QUOTE=joests]when i boot my laaptop i am getting a request for a password .anyone know how I can get out of this mess.. I would be apprectate any help you can share with me
Thank you for listning and the help
[email removed][QUOTE] thanks once again
Joe

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