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power on pass hack?
Just bought a compaq Armada on Ebay which is power-on password
protected...as yet unable to get in, so looking for help. Paul |
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 23:49:26 +0100, Luap wrote:
Just bought a compaq Armada on Ebay which is power-on password protected...as yet unable to get in, so looking for help. Since laptops are so easily stolen, they are usually made so the power on password can NOT be easily reset. Either get the password from previous owner or contact HP/Compaq. |
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Clearing CMOS will delete the password. Did the Armada come with a user
guide? If so, instructions for clearing CMOS will be in there. HH "Luap" wrote in message ... Just bought a compaq Armada on Ebay which is power-on password protected...as yet unable to get in, so looking for help. Paul |
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Clearing CMOS will delete the password. Did the Armada come with a user guide? If so, instructions for clearing CMOS will be in there. HH "Luap" wrote in message ... Just bought a compaq Armada on Ebay which is power-on password protected...as yet unable to get in, so looking for help. Paul It didn't come with a guide. But, I had a look in the back and found two smalll batteries (not the silver "watch" type) under the hard disk which I unplugged and then re-connected. This had no effect. Paul |
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The main battery was removed when you did this, right? You might have to
leave those 2 batteries out for up to 24 hours to clear CMOS. HH "Luap" wrote in message ... HH wrote: Clearing CMOS will delete the password. Did the Armada come with a user guide? If so, instructions for clearing CMOS will be in there. HH "Luap" wrote in message ... Just bought a compaq Armada on Ebay which is power-on password protected...as yet unable to get in, so looking for help. Paul It didn't come with a guide. But, I had a look in the back and found two smalll batteries (not the silver "watch" type) under the hard disk which I unplugged and then re-connected. This had no effect. Paul |
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HH wrote:
The main battery was removed when you did this, right? You might have to leave those 2 batteries out for up to 24 hours to clear CMOS. HH Yes, the main battery is also out - did I remove the right small batteries? Paul "Luap" wrote in message ... HH wrote: Clearing CMOS will delete the password. Did the Armada come with a user guide? If so, instructions for clearing CMOS will be in there. HH "Luap" wrote in message ... Just bought a compaq Armada on Ebay which is power-on password protected...as yet unable to get in, so looking for help. Paul It didn't come with a guide. But, I had a look in the back and found two smalll batteries (not the silver "watch" type) under the hard disk which I unplugged and then re-connected. This had no effect. Paul |
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Luap wrote:
HH wrote: The main battery was removed when you did this, right? You might have to leave those 2 batteries out for up to 24 hours to clear CMOS. HH I just turned on again and it booted straight in! Thanks all, Paul |
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power on pass hack?
I believe the two batteries in the laptop are
The Cmos and the main Cmos battery is under keyboard 1. Remove all battery packs from the battery bay and DualBay, if applicable. 2. Disconnect the AC Power 3. Remove the real time clock battery 4. Wait five minutes. 5. Reconnect the AC power 6. Restart the computer. During the Power on Self Test 162 System Options not Set message appears. 7. Shut down the computer then turn off the power again 8. Replace the real time clock battery 9. Install the battery pack(s) Lithium Real Time Clock Battery There is a risk of exposion and injury if the battery is incorrectly replaced or handled improperly. do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, . To prevent damaging the RTC battery cable, rock the connector from side to side to disconnect. To remove the Real Time clock battery 1. Disconnect the AC power and any external devices 2. Remove the battery pack 3. Remove the DualBay device 4. Remove any PC cards 5. Raise the keyboard 6. Remove the Lithium real time clock (RTC) battery cover 7. Disconnect the RTC battery connector from teh system board 8. Remove the RTC battery 9. Reverse the procedure to install the battery. "cen04543" wrote in message ... Luap Wrote: Luap wrote:- HH wrote: - The main battery was removed when you did this, right? You might have to leave those 2 batteries out for up to 24 hours to clear CMOS. HH-- I just turned on again and it booted straight in! Thanks all, Paul Hi, how or where do you find those 2 cmos batteries and how do you get to them? From Ken Walker Thank You, from Ken Walker, have a great day. -- cen04543 |
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