Asus Tuf A15 FA507RE Bios Password Locked

[Dapump91]

Hello,

I have a 2022 Asus Tuf A15 that I haven’t used in almost a year, but I went to boot it up to install some new games and all I get is the black “enter password” screen. I don’t remember ever setting a password, and none of my regular passwords work. I can’t log into Windows at all. I called Asus and their only option is to send it in and pay $80 before they’ll even tell me how much it’ll cost to reset/erase the password. I would love not to have to do that, do I have any other options? Thank you in advance.

(FA507RE-A15.R73050T

SN: N5NRCX03A245205

CN: A58J

12M

MFD: 2022-05)

[kacangpolo]

Hello,

I have a 2022 Asus Tuf A15 that I haven’t used in almost a year, but I went to boot it up to install some new games and all I get is the black “enter password” screen. I don’t remember ever setting a password, and none of my regular passwords work. I can’t log into Windows at all. I called Asus and their only option is to send it in and pay $80 before they’ll even tell me how much it’ll cost to reset/erase the password. I would love not to have to do that, do I have any other options? Thank you in advance.

(FA507RE-A15.R73050T

SN: N5NRCX03A245205

CN: A58J

12M

MFD: 2022-05)

send dump original bios

[Dapump91]

send dump original bios

I believe this is the chip I need to dump from correct? Which flash kit/clip do I need to order for it?

[m1ch43lzm]

Cheapest programmer is the CH341A, you also need 1.8V adapter and WSON8 8x6 probe adapter if you can't desolder the BIOS chip (and it's on a complicated spot to desolder with hot air, without melting RAM and M.2 sockets)
Don't use a SOIC8/SOP8 clip which usually comes with a CH341A kit, it won't work on this BIOS chip (WSON8 8x6), and may cause damage to the chip itself or nearby components in the board
BIOS chip is 1.8V, the programmer has to support 1.8V SPI flash chips

Something like this:
CH341A kit with 1.8V adapter: https://www.amazon.com/MTDELE-Progra...dp/B0DC9Q7BC8/
Or this version which has 1.8V support built in (has a switch for voltage selection): https://www.amazon.com/Programmer-Co.../dp/B0D9XQ4YBV
WSON8 probe: https://www.amazon.com/TTTLLNN-Probe.../dp/B0DYNZ6XL5
You can find similar items on Aliexpress cheaper if you don't mind shipping from China

Or you can find a local laptop repair shop which has the proper tools, what needs to be done is:
- Read the BIOS chip
- Clear the password on the BIOS dump with a hex editor
- Flash the modified BIOS back, password should be gone