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    #1

    gateway bios password help

    hey I am hoping someone can help me out I am trying to reset the bios on a gateway solo 9300 but am having no luck i have tryed the copy of unlock 6 I have for acer but it doesn't work. if anyone can help it would be much appreciated.

    Thanks,
    yonu
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    #2
    Re: gateway bios password help

    pull cmos -> check service manual -> dump eeprom. Keep trying unlock programs that work on your bios version if you can boot up. If its a power on password then the previous progression still applies.

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      #3
      Re: gateway bios password help

      ok i take it there is no way to do it without pulling the cmos? I have tryed every program I can find and none of them work and ideas if anyone has any would be great

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        #4
        Re: gateway bios password help

        The password for these things usually is on external eEprom not in the CMOS itself. For security it is sometimes encrypted. Of course it varies by maker and model. Hence usually with a password locked laptop you are screwed.

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          #5
          Re: gateway bios password help

          can't he just clear the cmos by jumper, or by removing the battery for a period of time?

          hm..
          http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=1001
          seems these laptops are weird in that sense...huh...

          nice design...eh..

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            #6
            Re: gateway bios password help

            no. on newer laptops all the passwords for the bios are stored on the EEPROM chips.. the only thing that you could do was reset the bios configurations to factory by pulling the battery.. and that includes both the bios battery and main battery.. but the passwords for access are not power sensitive so do not get erased like on a desktop..

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              #7
              Re: gateway bios password help

              sometimes it still works but usually it does not.

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                #8
                Re: gateway bios password help

                Yoni, are you still working on this issue? I just lost almost an hours work in posting some things regarding this thread that might help. So, if you are still dealing with it, please let me know and I will post it again. FRICKIN-FRACKIN-TIMING-OUT-BASTIDGES! :-)

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                  #9
                  Re: gateway bios password help

                  still works on new laptops need to bridge to pads on the motherboard most of time success here

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