HP Compaq nx 9010 strange BIOS password issue

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This laptop is a new acquisition of mine from a private party in near mint condition,
it's a Intel based system board,
2.8 ghz 512 mb ran with a 40 gb drive,
64 mb video, with DVD\CDRW combo and floppy drive with lots of ports usb mine usb integrated wireless nic etc.
OK now for the BIOS password issue (the seller gave me the drive lock password) There was no problem with it.
I've already installed WXP Pro and all the appropriate drivers for the machine,
and it's running fine now.
expert for the BIOS drive lock password problem!
(It ask for it on boot or reboot)
I can easily access the BIOS,
and I think can change the password that's not the problem, my problem is that I don't want any password set in the BIOS, what I want is to CLEAR it of the existing password,
so that I'm not asked to type in the drive lock password upon booting the system again! That is my "problem" here.
PS: I don't need to change the drive lock password (that's easy)
what I need is to erase it from the BIOS, the issue is that I don't seem to be able to erase it.
Thx