Thread starter Similar threads Forum Replies Date 3 Mar 22, 2019 1 Feb 17, 2019 2 Jan 16, 2019 2 Mar 17, 2018 1 Jan 7, 2018 1 Aug 29, 2017 2 Jul 27, 2016 4 Jun 30, 2016 38 May 19, 2015 3 May 2, 2015 1 Mar 18, 2015 1 Dec 26, 2014 3 Dec 26, 2012 10 Apr 12, 2012 3 Jan 31, 2012 4 Jan 22, 2012 4 Dec 29, 2011 1 Dec 11, 2010 G 1 Jul 19, 2010 4 Jun 5, 2010. Based on the description provided, it looks like you are facing an issue while login to the computer. Give this a shot once. Some computers have this part standing upright. The reason for this wait is because the computer can still store power in its capacitors even though everything is unplugged. Turn the computer upside-down and to help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery before working inside the computer. The computer must not be able to get power from anywhere for this to work.
If everything went well there should be no more password. It would be great if you can provide few more information about this issue, so that I can help you or direct you to the right team. What happens when you try to login, are you getting any error message or error code? Posted on Sep 11, 2012 Dell Laptop with bios or hard drive password set? You should now see a menu asking what you want to crack, in most cases its the Supervisor or System Passwords you want to crack, so press the 1 key on your keyboard. I do need to ask some security questions to ensure that we only assist those who know the provenance of the system. After you removed it press the power button and hold it for 10sec. Here are some of the ones that have been reported. This is how the recovery partition is accessed for the most popular makes.
The waiting period allows enough time for them to discharge. For any help related to Windows you may always post on the Microsoft Community Forums and we will be glad to help. After you removed it press the power button and hold it for 10sec. Yes it won't turn on because you don't have a battery in it or the power adapter plugged in. Yes it won't turn on because you don't have a battery in it or the power adapter plugged in. However, this method is dangerous and can result in some unexpected and unwanted results.
Attached that coin battery back up and your battery and power adapter, now turn your Laptop back on. There are only a handful of laptops out there that this will not work for and to my knowledge, none of them are Dell. This is a false positive. Next, you should install a good anti-virus solution. This should not be performed on Laptops if you are not experienced working with laptop hardware.
Use a plastic scribe to slide into the guide on the side of the coin-cell battery compartment, and lift the battery out. Take the button cell battery out for a few minutes, put it back in, and all settings, including the password, should go back to defaults. Windows 10 Pro - Start10 - part of a local network which is a '3rd party optimizer-free' zone. Hi Bob71, I'm sorry but I don't appear to have received your private message in Spiceworks - if you can go to the speech bubble at the top right corner of the Spiceworks window, you should see that you have a message from me in your inbox. Hi Lilk, Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community and we will be glad to assist you with your concern. It is a Dell Laptop bios password request!.
Dell Support Community: Please get back with more information on the issue so that we may assist you better. Once you have located it, observe how the latches are holding it. Have you made any changes to the computer prior to this issue? It will then show you another menu asking how you want it to be cracked. Attached that coin battery back up and your battery and power adapter, now turn your Laptop back on. It should look something like the picture to the right. Option 1 is pretty good so try that first by pressing the 1 key on your keyboard. Remove the main battery: Slide the battery-bay latch release on the bottom of the computer and then remove the battery from the battery bay.
Your computer has been supplied with a recovery partition in place of disks. Note that unless you save all important stuff, it will be lost after the reset. You may need to try quite a few passwords before you find one that works These passwords are CaSe SeNsItIve. If after repeated attempts, you have no luck or the machine reports that there is no recovery partition, your only option is to contact the computer manufacturer and ask for recovery disks for the model. . . .
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