compaq presario 2100 BIOS password [Archive]

6600_6600

25th March 2006, 21:36

heh

I forgot my BIOS password. I have a comapq presario 2100 notebook and now i can't get into the BIOS because he is asking me for a password... wich i forgot lol...

Can anyone tell me please how can I get rid of that password protection from my BIOS ?

thanks in advance ;)

radud5

6th April 2006, 09:53

search for bios password recovery
is the MSDOS program:!:

gt_thegame

9th April 2006, 21:48

search for bios password recovery
is the MSDOS program:!:
no he cant do that as the bios password is required for booting the laptop... so if he cant boot it up, he wont be able to access dos....
what i would suggest is that u go to a dealer as u need to remove the cell which is present inside ur laptop which contains the memory of the password... it looks like a normal cell, the only thing u need to do is to remove the cell, boot ur notebook, switch it off, place the cell back and u r done....

candccom

11th April 2006, 09:59

Yup, gt thegame is right. Of course u will be ask for warranty card and invoice to proof that the laptop is yours before they will do it for you. The cmos battery location is quite difficult to find in laptop. gt_thegame do you know where is the battery location for compaq notebook?

techbug

13th April 2006, 00:48

Try this man

At boot-up note the BIOS provider (Award, AMI, Phoenix, IBM, etc.)

For Award BIOS’ try these backdoor passwords:

AWARD_SW
j262
HLT
SER
SKY_FOX
BIOSTAR
ALFAROME
Lkwpeter
j256
AWARD?SW
LKWPETER
syxz
ALLy
589589
589721
awkward
CONCAT
d8on
CONDO
j64
szyx

For AMI BIOS’ try these backdoor passwords:

AMI
BIOS
PASSWORD
HEWITT RAND
AMI?SW
AMI_SW
LKWPETER
A.M.I.
CONDO

For PHOENIX BIOS’ try this backdoor password:

phoenix

Tell me if it works for u

TechBug

techbug

13th April 2006, 01:00

see the following link for Password restetting tools
scroll to the end of the page

h**p://[Only registered and activated users can see links]

Techbug

TheRing

13th April 2006, 14:56

Or... u can reset it by bios reset jumper on the mainboard... but u should be very careful...

gt_thegame

14th April 2006, 13:01

@candcom... the cmos battery in a laptop is not only difficult to find but also the location of the battery differs in each type of motherboard... so it is very difficult to say where the battery will be located on a compaq computer or any other... and i also would not recomend anyone to open a up a laptop as it is very different and difficult to open than a desktop... as i suggested earlier, go to a dealer or any computer shop,... they would do it for u 6600_6600

TheRing

26th April 2006, 17:58

Here here...
There's a several panel that we can open right...?!?
From the back n front (Pull up the keyboard...) right...
Slowly n carefuly find what ur looking 4 K...
Don't forget 2 post the results...

candccom

28th April 2006, 22:49

Techbug, as far as i know the password will work for older model but worth for a try. My suggestion, go to any compaq dealer and ask for their help. Of course you may need to pay for it.

m4ff3w

2nd May 2006, 19:26

Have you tried to download the lastest ROMPaq bios update? I do not know if it will allow you to flash a password protected bios or not. If it does, it might possibly remove the password protection.

candccom

2nd May 2006, 21:45

Ya, m4ff3w way maybe workable. Give it a try and post your result. But flashing bios is no more joke, please follow the step carefully.

TheRing

5th May 2006, 13:20

Guys... Please... Even to clear the password on LT is quite hard as we know right... If u don't know "How To" and "What To" can damage ur LT permanently... Better u took 2 the service center 'round u, the to take the risk... If u want to troubleshooting, try from the non-risk first... flashing ur lt BIOS can be fatal...

6600_6600

9th May 2006, 04:10

hyh...

I upgraded the bios once... with bios password on it.... and it didn't work
i mean... LT was all right ;) but the pass was still on the bios...

now I'll try what you guys sugested... first i'll check the software solution... like bios backdoor passwds, then i'll try some kind of dos removal tools or smth... and then... if that won't work.. i'll check the hardware method ;) (with the batteries and stuff like that)

I'll let you know how it was as soon as I'll finish ;)
thanks <beer>2

6600_6600

21st May 2006, 00:30

candccom

22nd May 2006, 15:11

Bro, took out the battery for 2hr? do you remove your main battery while doing this? Removing cmos battery should really work.

gt_thegame

23rd May 2006, 13:33

latest news....

nothing works :(
I even took the battery out of the mainboard for 2h.
Maybe I should use a hammer to 'crack' or 'smash' that password protection somehow ;)

anyway.. thank U ppl for any answers ;)
cheers
what u have to do is remove the battery, boot ur laptop... switch it off, replace the battery and then switch it on again... that would remove the password...

joeliets

21st August 2007, 22:27

boy_42

19th January 2008, 12:44

BIOS-Setup-Password via Software
You can download the free, small program ctbios15.zip (ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/ctbios15.zip) from the german Computermagazine c't ([Only registered and activated users can see links]). Ctbios shows the password and some other interesting things about your BIOS. (great tip!)

i realy need to recover my bios password but i don't understand germany...
which line that contains the bios password?
please explain

Myk!

19th January 2008, 16:50

It is already answered by gt_thegame on post #17. Just follow that and your password will be reset.

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