Re: Dell Inspiron 11 3179 (P25T003) Bios Dump

@drgn997 it gives me the service tag # J1F29L2

sorry for the delayed response

Re: Dell Inspiron 11 3179 (P25T003) Bios Dump

Thank you so much, it seems to have worked in removing the bios lock (You are 100% correct @rireno, not stored on EC). But now its saying the HDD is locked. I removed the HDD and booted, i was able to gain access to the BIOS settings screen and boot options. I think now all i have to do is format the HDD, as there was really nothing of importance on it, and reinstall the OS, correct?

P.S. Out of curiosity, is this normal protocol for when a BIOS password is set? Does it automatically lock the HDD as well?
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Re: Dell Inspiron 11 3179 (P25T003) Bios Dump

sorry, didn't attach properly the first time....

Re: Dell Inspiron 11 3179 (P25T003) Bios Dump

I do have a spiprogrammer. I have read the bios chip and here's the bin file (attachment). Please excuse me if i posted in an incorrect format or not the way you want. If you need me to post it in a different way, just let me know what you need and i will provide it. I am new to the forums world, so please excuse me in advance.

Thank You for your help!!

Re: Dell Inspiron 11 3179 (P25T003) Bios Dump

Here is my service tag number!...

Hi. I gave my Dell Inspiron 11 3179 (P25T003) to my brother a while back. He thought setting a bios password would give him an extra layer of security against prying eyes and thieves. Unfortunately, that extra security turned around on him, he forgot the bios password and now the laptop is unuseable. I have the service tag number so I decided to call Dell customer service for a master unlock code , but to no avail, the code would not work for some reason (and yes, I tried holding control before I pressed enter after entering the master code, didn’t work either) . I saw people having success...

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