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Locked BIOS password

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  • 27-10-2015 12:57pm
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    numacd
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭


    Hi,can anyone help with this problem please

    I bought a second hand Toshiba Sat Pro A120 on Adverts
    It is bios locked and I cant use it
    I would be very grateful if someone could help me please.


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    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=toshiba+satellite+pro+a120+bios+password+reset

    TL;DR: There is a battery on the motherboard. You should be able to pull out the battery to reset the BIOS.


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    numacd
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭numacd


    Thank you for replying..I've tried all that,but I'm afraid to go to mobo,wold have to take it all apart,I'm not that good with that part.
    Would you know how much it would cost to repair,please


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    Ant695
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Ant695


    numacd wrote: »
    Thank you for replying..I've tried all that,but I'm afraid to go to mobo,wold have to take it all apart,I'm not that good with that part.
    Would you know how much it would cost to repair,please

    Impossible to say really depends on where you take it. Should only take them a matter of minutes to fix it but they could charge you the hourly rate for that or they could say call back in 2 days fix it in 10 mins and leave it sitting until you come back and say it took a long time. You'd need to ask a repair place how much although doing it yourself is very straightforward.


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    numacd
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭numacd


    Thank you,The cmos is very hard to find on this model,I will try to find someone to repair it.
    Many thanks for your help.


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    Raging_Ninja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭Raging_Ninja


    Could you not contact the guy you bought it off? If he is the previous "owner" he ought to know the password...


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    numacd
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭numacd


    I asked him..He said he didn't know,I thought it was HDD password that's why I bought it for my grandson.Its really hard to unlock Toshiba laptops.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    The bios lock would be much use if it wasnt a pain to remove.

    Its not exactly a great piece of kit anyways, cant be worth more than €50. If it takes more than a few hours work its literally not worth your time.


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    vinegar_zombie
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭vinegar_zombie


    numacd wrote: »
    Hi,can anyone help with this problem please

    I bought a second hand Toshiba Sat Pro A120 on Adverts
    It is bios locked and I cant use it
    I would be very grateful if someone could help me please.

    A120 doesn't have cmos protecting chip, so removing the cmos battery would be your easiest option. If you are near Tipp I could do if , or check youtube, for a video tutorial. All you need is a screwdriver and no more than 10 min .


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    bpb101
    Registered Users Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭bpb101


    op, The seller not knowing the bios password would be a red flag for me.

    You will have to open it. There should be a cmos pin(dont know if they are on laptops) you take this pin out, move it to the pin beside it and back again and this resets it. You may also have to the battery thing.


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