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  • diablodood
    Member
    • Sep 2012
    • 10
    • UK
    #1

    Despearate for BIOS help

    Hi,
    I have managed to get my son a laptop at last but the bios is locked and I cant boot from dvd,which I need to as windows install is copurpt beyond repair,and I want to put windows 7 on as it has a messed up xp install now. I do not know password neither does the guy I got it off he forgot it! It's a dell latitude E6410

    system number is 3KDQ0P1-2A7B

    Thanks for any help
    Last edited by diablodood; 09-22-2012, 11:22 AM.
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    • crtfool
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2010
      • 82
      • USA
      #2
      Re: Despearate for BIOS help

      You will have to disassemble it and remove the BIOS / CMOS battery to reset the BIOS to default settings.

      Download the service manual here:

      http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...0/en/index.htm
      Last edited by crtfool; 09-22-2012, 11:45 AM.

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        • diablodood
          Member
          • Sep 2012
          • 10
          • UK
          #3
          Re: Despearate for BIOS help

          done that it still remembers password but forgets all other settings!

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            • t.j.
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Apr 2010
              • 383
              • canada
              #4
              Re: Despearate for BIOS help

              https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18192

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                • dycc
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                  • Nov 2011
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                  Re: Despearate for BIOS help

                  always

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                    • wallyoz7
                      Member
                      • Mar 2015
                      • 21
                      • USA
                      #6
                      Re: Despearate for BIOS help

                      Dell latitude e6410 have dual bios chips and they can be replaced.
                      Its about a 10 minute job with some soldering and a hot air rework station.
                      Bios passwords are stored in the eeprom chip so taking the cmos battery
                      wont work.

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