Re: Sony Laptop Bios Password

["Rob Iles" <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tim,

unfortunately no jumpers on mobo :(

re:getting password from employer - nope - have had it for 4+ years, it's
only since the disk started to fail that I even realised BIOS was password
protected - never needed to get into it.

Just to be clear - it's the password to enter BIOS setup, not a boot
password - - - she still boots up if I fumble around and find
"F1" :-) - - -
so I'm hoping I can run an app of some sort that will get down and dirty
with the bios and reset/retrieve it.

....though more googling suggests it's stored in NVRAM, and the only way to
reset it is to Fax Sony a copy of the sales receipt (which I don't
have)...and then they'll give you a reset password, based on the serial
number. .......serial number was printed on one the plastic bits that were
surplus to requirements - so I think I'm out of luck :S ....unless anyone
has gone through this procedure before, and it turns out the reset password
is actually generic - - - in which case, please shout :-)

Cheers,

Rob

On 23/12/2007, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Initally my money was on the cmos battery...but I guess that wont
work
> now. I'm midway through the ressurection of an old desktop PC and once
> in the BIOS it has options for password on boot etc. but these are
> stated as "disabled by jumper". Maybe there's some jumper
pins on your
> mobo you can short out, or swap positions of the contacts etc. for
> reset the password.
>
> I take it there's no way to get the password from said former
employer?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim.
>
>
> On Dec 23, 2007 6:12 AM, Rob Iles
<rob.iles@xxxxxxx<rob.iles%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Sorry for the second "please help" post in as many
minutes!!
> >
> > One of the laptops come photo-frames has a poorly hard disk - on
boot it
> > shows SMART warnings, and requires a keypress (F1) to continue.
Not easy
> > when the keyboard is upside down and back to front & buried
in a small
> > enclosure!
> >
> > I thought I'd go into the BIOS, and tell it to boot regardless of
error
> -
> > but found it's password protected - - - - the laptop was a hand
me down
> from
> > a former employer - password is unknown.
> >
> > 2nd plan was to replace the disk with a working one - -
unfortunately,
> Bios
> > isn't set to AutoDetect Disk - it's set with parameters for the
existing
> > disk, so this didn't work either. :-(
> >
> >
> > I've spent many an hour with my mate Google - and found several
BIOS
> > password crackers/reset/removal tools - - none of which work on
Sony
> Laptops
> > :( ........the general consensus seems to be that it's not
possible to
> reset
> > it - - it'd need to be returned to manufacturer for replacement
chip;
> seeing
> > as I've removed most of their plastic, and a few other bits and
pieces,
> I
> > can't see that happening - so I'm just wondering/hoping one of
you has
> an
> > idea on how to get around this!
> >
> > IIRC, no cmos battery was visible/removable. no BIOS IC was
> > visible/removable (unless you're into un-soldering surface mount
> components,
> > which I'm not)
> >
> >
> >
> > It's not a massive problem, just an annoyance that I'd very much
like to
> > fix; would be a shame to see it go to Laptop Heaven prematurely,
just
> > because of a lost password! (It's a P2 350, with 128 MB RAM and
8GB HDD
> -
> > not very useful for many other tasks)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Rob
>
>
>


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