can anyone help me? i have just purchased a second hand Sony VAIO PCG-Z600 HEK from a computer fair but the problem is that the previous owner had installed a bios password. so on startup it straight away asks me to input the bios password. i cant even get into the bios to be able to format the hard drive or anything! i purchased this laptop for the purpose of stripping down and selling the parts but as it seems in excellant condition i thought it might be worth rescuing it.
would taking out the cmos battery for 15 mins and then replacing it reset the bios at all or am i just talking gibberish!! (someone mentioned this but im not so sure)
if anyone can help then i would be very gratefull,
[QUOTE=Addis]
Resetting the CMOs should clear it, you could reset it by taking out the battery, although theres a proper jumper method on most motherboards.
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Addis, it’s a laptop. Usually not that straightforward, especially since it’s a Sony.
Try these universal Pheonix BIOS passwords (they’re case-sensitive): phoenix, PHOENIX, Pheonix, CMOS, BIOS, 1234567, or xinoehp
If none of those work, there are other ways which are more work. Let me know if any of them does the trick.
[QUOTE=smileysnowflak]
Hi I have the same problem on my Fujitsu Siemens S7110 and I have tried the backdoor passwords you have offered to no avail. any other suggestions?
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Lifebook’s use their own password[ot]i think[/ot]try
[QUOTE=smileysnowflak]
Hi i have tried that with no luck.
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:swear: remove th CMOS / BIOS battery for 2 minutes then[ot]but it may need to be remove for longer, but try 2 mins first[/ot]BTW: manual here
Hi do you know where the CMOS battery will be as I have looked through the manual from the link you gave but can’t see a diagram where the CMOS battery is.
[QUOTE=smileysnowflak]
Hi do you know where the CMOS battery will be as I have looked through the manual from the link you gave but can’t see a diagram where the CMOS battery is.
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so, far i think you need to contact Fujitsu; Here but i’m still looking as you can only get help from fujitsu if the lappy is under warranty[ot]can’t you find out password by calling whoever you bought it from ?[/ot]will continue to look online
BTW: the battery is probably under a panel on the bottom of the laptop (you may have to remove some screws)[ot]avoid removing any screws with little arrows pointing at them, these are usually the screws which hold the case together[/ot]BTW: also look under the main battery for a big watch style battery or a two or more pins (if you can find any pins, is there any writing near them, if so what does it say)
Edit: BTW: the manual says you should contact Fujitsu, but i’ll continue to look
I have found a battery under the keyboard is that it?? I took it out for over 2 mins and it still does not work. Thins should of reset it though shouldn’t it?? Does anyone know how long you have to leave it out to get to work??
[QUOTE=smileysnowflak]
I have found a battery under the keyboard is that it??
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yeah, i remember something about it being under the keyboard[ot]while searching for a solution for you[/ot]
try leaving the battery out overnight or 24 hours[ot]laptops differ from desktop system, when doing a BIOS reset[/ot]
[QUOTE=Ghostman 1]
some laptops have more than one battery you have to unplug and wait from 20 minutes to 2 hours..
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cheers ghosty[ot]lappy’s can be tw4ts[/ot]
one of my customers just sacked an employee (quite rightly so!)
unfortunatly he has set the cmos password on his fujitsu s7110 laptop
i can not use a boot cd as the password is required before that stage
i have tried unplugging the battery for 24 hours
fujitsu want a silly amount of dosh to help me
can anyone here help please?