I doubt there will be any Bios backups as I bought the unit as just a shell with a motherboard & PSU, nothing else.

How would I go about flashing another Bios or seeing if there are any bios backups. I tried to do a Bios update and couldn't due to the admin password lock?

I'm new to doing this sort of thing so please bear with me....

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Bought a used Dell optiplex 5090 SFF that had an Admin Bios password. Basically just the unit with the motherboard and PSU. No heatsink, cpu, memory or storage. I've tried contacting Dell for a Master Bios Password code in order to unlock the bios. Even though I can prove I bought the unit from an IT reseller and that the reseller has confirmed it never came with any storage etc. Dell won't help me because I can't provide the original first purchaser details, as they say they i could have access to personal info (not sure how as the unit didn't have ANY storage, memory or...

Hi,

Well i've been into PC's ever since the ZX81 (with 16k ram pack, loved playing 3D Monster Maze & Subspace Striker), moved onto an Amstrad cpc464, then an Atari 130XE. Bought an Intel Pentium I PC off a school to strip down and see how it worked and from then on built my own PC's.