Alienware 17 R4 Bios/Admin password

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  • Xtreme5739
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    • Apr 2024
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    Alienware 17 R4 Bios/Admin password

    Bought from a liquidator and nonworking on Ebay, and has a admin password set. Dell generated a code that didn't work, then said there is nothing else they could do. I've tried desoldering and flashing a bios, but wouldn't boot afterwards(beyond my limits). I reflashed my backup and it works again. I wrote a password cracker in powershell, but never got a hit. Not sure what else I can do.

    Alienware 17 R4
    Service Tag: D154PH2

    Thank you for anyone that can help.​
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