@slaw1971
It's a lot more simple if you just replace the HDD.
There's a slight possibility to Secure Erase the HDD, as some models use a fixed HDD master password (HDD Master Password + HDD User Password), if that HDD master password is recovered from the BIOS code then you can use an HDD utility and use that 32-byte password to either unlock it or Secure Erase it depending on the HDD configuration when the password was initially set... but it will take time.
Greetings from Germany and a happy new year 2022. Got a hold of some CF-54 MK3 laptops. Can install windows but with no access to the Bios. Got the .rom file with help of badcaps.net while reading your advise. It would be great if someone can help and I wonder what "flash" the bios chip meant. Do I have to get a programer device or can I boot from USB stick to flash the new bios rom ? Please, excuse my bad english.
Greetings from Germany and a happy new year 2022. Got a hold of some CF-54 MK3 laptops. Can install windows but with no access to the Bios. Got the .rom file with help of badcaps.net while reading your advise. It would be great if someone can help and I wonder what "flash" the bios chip meant. Do I have to get a programer device or can I boot from USB stick to flash the new bios rom ? Please, excuse my bad english.
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Greetings from Germany and a happy new year 2022. Got a hold of some CF-54 MK3 laptops. Can install windows but with no access to the Bios. Got the .rom file with help of badcaps.net while reading your advise. It would be great if someone can help and I wonder what "flash" the bios chip meant. Do I have to get a programer device or can I boot from USB stick to flash the new bios rom ? Please, excuse my bad english.
It means writing information (after modifying, fixing errors) back into the bios chip. You need a programmer device.
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@hoaca388
many thanks to you. I understood now. Got a CH341 programmer. Wish there was a solution without dismantling the whole Notebook ( big problem is the keyboard ). Keep the forum updated from time to time. Have a very nice day, lads.
@hoaca388
many thanks to you. I understood now. Got a CH341 programmer. Wish there was a solution without dismantling the whole Notebook ( big problem is the keyboard ). Keep the forum updated from time to time. Have a very nice day, lads.
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