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I bought this laptop from a friend of a friend about six month ago, it was runnig good, but some how got corrupted and I thought that by formating the hard drive would help. My friend gave me the system password and the hard drive password but forgot to give me the bios password. Now the laptop came with vista, but i wanted to install windows xp pro, cause i like it better. So when I went to installed xp it would not read the windows xp CD, cause the boot order on the bios the cd-rom drive is the fifth option. So I thought that if I took the hard drive out and format it in another machine it should read the hard drive, but still does not read the cd-rom drive. Now I called my friend and he told me tha his friend is in Iraq, so I can't get in touch with him. Can anybody help me or tell me is there a way to reset the bios like on a desktop. Itried just about everything, but any help would be great.

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Short summary and a supported path forward.

The posts from show a classic pre-boot lock: a BIOS/Setup (or HDD) password preventing changes to boot order. asked for details and later reported the machine was unlocked; for others who land here later, the safest, repeatable options are below rather than guessing backdoor codes.

Try the simple, non-destructive checks first: confirm whether the prompt is a BIOS/Setup password or a hard‑drive password (they look different). If you can access the one-time boot menu (F12 on most Dells) you can sometimes boot a USB/CD without changing BIOS. If you can get into Setup, change Security → reset/remove the password or restore defaults. For hardware steps the XPS M1330 service manual shows how to remove the coin‑cell RTC battery and access the system board if you need to perform an NVRAM/RTC reset; that may clear some BIOS settings but is not guaranteed to remove an admin password on newer systems. (manualzilla.com)

If those do not help, use Dell’s supported recovery route: provoke the lock dialog (enter a wrong password until the firmware displays the challenge/error code), then contact Dell Technical Support with the challenge code, the laptop Service Tag, and proof of ownership. Dell can issue an official password‑release code for many models — this is the recommended, secure option for laptops that don’t have a user‑accessible jumper. Also be aware that HDD/NVMe “drive” passwords are different: PSID or drive‑level recovery can erase the drive — do not attempt those without understanding the data loss risk. (dell.com)

If Dell cannot provide a release (rare cases) or the drive is locked in a way that requires service, an authorized service center can replace or reprogram the system board. That is the last resort — it can be costly and may require proof of ownership. Keep the Service Tag and purchase/transfer paperwork handy when dealing with owned/used systems. (manualzilla.com)

For quick reference: Dell KB on BIOS password recovery and how to request a release code is the authoritative source. (dell.com)

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Just to let you guys know , I fixed it myself. Damn I'm good....little work of hacking and done. It was not easy, a lot of effort and Magic. MINDFREAK....


Mike Power---Pc Magic.

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please tell us how u did it.

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ok, I will tell you how I fixed it.
You see I was so desperate and pissed off, for two day straigth to no avail on bypassing the password, so guess what I did, I hit any key on the keyboard with anger, and guess what it happened to be the password, 8 times 00000000, and that was it, wala broke in. problem solve, If I was to buy lottery numbers like that I will never guess the numbers.

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