I have a thift store Dell Dimension XP Home Edition that worked excellent for six months but for some reason now is asking for a password during the boot up. This is before it gets to the windows stage. I asked about the previous owner at the thrift store but they have no idea who donated the computer so I have no way of asking the previous owner.
2007-01-04 22:37:51 · 4 answers · asked by Ralphwells50 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Hi you can try to pullout the internal battery in side the motherboard for a five min. max . and try again to operate your dell it will ask you to enter a new date and time setting .. and erase the old password for yr Bios
2007-01-04 22:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Thamer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anybody with a technical awareness of desktops can get rid of, reset, replace the BIOS password. And confident they are in a position to or would desire to get each and every of the ideas and information off the stressful rigidity. maximum circumstances they simply reformat and set up new OS earlier advertising or merely sell it as is and permit the shopper trouble with any issues.
2016-10-06 11:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Thamer - have done this myself but had to re-load windows after would.
2007-01-04 23:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Sly_Old_Mole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u knw wat cmos batery (the white silver colour coin like thing near ur processor..in ur mother board)then tek it out....wait for few minutes...then put it bak..jus restart ur system....u wil hav no password
2007-01-04 23:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by buddy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋