Thank you for the information. I have decided to return the motherboard to the eBay seller and purchase a different one....

Hello,

I just replaced a 5510 motherboard from eBay that also was undisclosed that it was password locked. Currently I'm unable to get Absolute disabled. I have booted into the BIOS, pressed Alt F from within the BIOS, nothing happens. When I reboot the laptop, I press Alt + F while booting and nothing happens.

Also I'm currently not able to boot into the OS or reinstall the OS due to the password restriction.

How can I make a dump file under these circumstances?

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Thank you

Jumping into the mix here too as an IT nerd since 1998. Since graduating I've started and run an IT business, worked as an IT director in healthcare, manufacturing, and several other industries. My expertise is in the hardware, server, and networking areas. I've probably worked on thousands if not tens of thousands of PC systems in my day and have no thought on slowing down anytime soon!