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Solo 9300 - locked out by BIOS password

post #1 of 4
7/30/05 at 1:29am
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I bought a used motherboard off of Ebay - installed it - and then found myself locked out of the system by BIOS password. There is even a password on the BIOS setup utility.

I have googled and googled. No software downloads like KillCMOS will work, because the password barrier doesn't allow the laptop to boot to a c: prompt.

There are no jumpers on the motherboard.

All the backdoor passwords for Phoenix BIOS don't work.

Went to Phoenix site and they recommended pulling CMOS battery and using resistor on battery connector - to reduce system to Checksum bad and return to default settings. Which I did and the system was returned to default CMOS settings - but a password is still required to either boot or to get into the BIOS setup utility.

Short of getting yet another motherboard - I don't know what else to do.

Any recommendations. Is there a Gateway supplied password that anyone has?
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post #2 of 4
7/31/05 at 9:38am
You can call me crazy, but have you tried emailing the person you purchased it from asking what it is?
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post #3 of 4
9/6/05 at 4:47pm
you can try flashing the BIOS first.
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post #4 of 4
9/6/05 at 5:18pm
Oh come on, you know you stole it from someone at the airport.

Nah in all seriousness, try calling Gateway tech support. I'm sure they know the backdoor routines. If/when you find it out, I'd be interested in knowing also.

Good luck!
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