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I have this little old HP Pavillion ze4400 theres a BIOS password for it and i have no idea what the password is. iv tried looking up default passwords for phoenix BIOS's no luck there. i cant get the CMOS battery because the laptop cover is physically attached to the board. any ideas?
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Have you looked here Nat?
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yup nothing about resetting BIOS or default BIOS passwords. i tried updating the BIOS but apparently my hard disk has a lock or something on it and to remove the lock to update the BIOS i have to access the BIOS which requires a password 
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Bugger. nothing about changing the bios backup battery in the manual?
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nope its one of those 'if there are problems send it to an authorised HP service technician' which:
a. lismore has none of
b. cost ridiculously much
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Did you read page 151 of the service manual Nat? Also page 91 has the procedure for replacing the CMOS battery. Looks like a major pain. Edit: this might help; Edited by Slatts: 18/10/2009 11:36:50 AM
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hmm ill have a study at the manual see what we can do...i tried alot of bios programs so far none have helped alot...last night i pulled the hard drive out and put a usb cable in it tried formatting it from the desktop it didnt even recognize it. ubuntu recognized it but that was it...  pulled all the screws out but it seemed the board was physically attached to the case its..really annoying!! 
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pretty sure i just gave up Quote:Password removal is strictly controlled Hewlett-Packard and authorized support providers must ensure
with written evidence that the notebook being “cleansed” is actually in the possession of the notebook’s
actual and current owner This requires a sales receipt showing the notebook serial number and owner’s
name, or a written statement from the owner attesting that he or she is the owner of the notebook. The
statement can be a fax copy of the document The fact that the notebook is in the hands of an HP
representative on behalf of the customer is not evidence of ownership In addition, HP will not remove
the password of a notebook for any non-owner, even if it is requested by law enforcement agencies yea no time for them.
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If you can get to it in Ubuntu, perhaps you could try formatting it in ubuntu then see if Windoze can see it?
just a thought though.
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