Bios password needed

[thecase007]

I have recently been given a Dell Latitude E6410. When I power it up is says #2XSCZN1-2A7B is protected by a password. How can I find this password. My service tag is 2XSCZN1. Can someone help please.

 

[sneekypeet]

There used to be a guy that haunted TPU with answers to this, but sadly he no longer helps on such matters these days.

 

[sam_86314]

Wouldn't a CMOS reset also reset the BIOS password?

 

[natr0n]

BIOS Master Password Generator for Laptops

bios-pw.org

Wouldn't a CMOS reset also reset the BIOS password?

Code is loaded on an eeprom cant be wiped with battery removal from reading.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Wouldn't a CMOS reset also reset the BIOS password?

It's not the BIOS that is being protected, it's the entire system on bootup. Very likely related to the "CompuTrace" features found in most Dell devices for the last 10ish years.

 

[thecase007]

How do I fix it if the whole system has been locked.

 

[natr0n]

How do I fix it if the whole system has been locked.

If you mean windows is locked you can just take the drive out put it in a pc wipe it and start fresh like many do.

 

[thecase007]

I don't even get that far, It doesn't load I get a black screen saying I need to type a system of administration password. I am confused.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Wouldn't a CMOS reset also reset the BIOS password?

That would hardly be a security feature if all that was needed to bypass/reset a password was for a badguy to reset the BIOS. So lexluthermiester is right, its the whole system being protected - as it should be. The best solution is to get with person who gave it to you. Or you may have to contact Dell and hope you can convince them the notebook has not been stolen.

 

[thecase007]

Thanks for all your help.

 

[Eskimonster]

Try some of this codes, they are generated from your handle

w9zbsacz g9g7cubd BJCAX6RV2hyQ0ROM zjSBs9T6WN4JIww0 7N94pM1tg3s4Ews1 xwStEz8MwIRcMbfZ

* for some Dell codes press Ctrl-Enter, not Enter, when entring code into the BIOS

 

[thecase007]

Thanks heaps your code worked.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thanks heaps your code worked.

Very cool. Which one was it? Kinda curious..

 

[thecase007]

BJCAX6RV2hyQ0ROM

 

[Eskimonster]

BJCAX6RV2hyQ0ROM

That makes me happy

 

[thecase007]

Me too, I can't thank you enough

 

[lexluthermiester]

That makes me happy

Well done indeed!

 

[andrew.will]

Guys, sorry but why BIOS needs a password? Because I never had a a problem like this.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Most users, especially home users, don't need or use a BIOS password. For this reason, they typically are disabled by default.

But some computers are left unattended in public accessible places where malicious or mischievous people might mess with them. So putting a password on the BIOS Setup Menu is another layer of security that might keep an honest person honest.

 

[eidairaman1]

Guys, sorry but why BIOS needs a password? Because I never had a a problem like this.

You will if you accidentally set it or if a corp set it and the laptop is stolen

 

[Eskimonster]

I actually used it for fun, until i forgot the psw
Actually never found out how to solve it , it was on a 486.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Actually never found out how to solve it , it was on a 486.

Well, it shouldn't be easy to resolve. It would not be much of a security feature if all the bad guy had to do was remove the battery for a few seconds to bypass the password.

I remember WAY back in the day with a SuperMicro server board, someone (Not me! Whew!) fat fingered the password when setting it, then couldn't figure it out. We had to actually pull the BIOS EPROM and send it back to SuperMicro for a replacement - only after we convinced them we (the US Air Force) owned the board. Good thing we still had the invoice/purchase order and it had the board's serial number on it. Regardless, it was a real PITA. The good news is, the new chip had the latest firmware on it.

 

[natr0n]

Cut and paste hero's.

I originally posted that code but removed so op could learn a thing or 2.

 

[lexluthermiester]

You will if you accidentally set it or if a corp set it and the laptop is stolen or sold

Sorry man, had to fix that for you. My shop buys used and off-lease computers often and many of them come with the systems bios locked.

 

[notb]

Guys, sorry but why BIOS needs a password? Because I never had a a problem like this.

Useful for corporate clients - to stop employees from messing around with the settings.