Installing Windows on Ex Work Laptop - Locked

[Andy_con]

a friend has given me an ex work dell E6320 laptop.

popped a SSD in and went to install windows and it comes up with an error saying it cant install on the hard drive. this is a brand spanking new SSD I got today.

anyway, went into the BIOS and its password protected.

so looks like something on the laptop is stopping me from reinstalling windows.

anything I can do?

 

[Louis]

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-reset-remove-bypass-a-bios-or-cmos-password/

Google/youtube it

 

[iain187]

You will be able to reset the bios p/w by changing a jumper or something like that

Google will have the answer

 

[White16valver]

A 'friend'?

From the pub?

Are you wearing asbestos gloves?

 

[Andy_con]

A 'friend'?

From the pub?

Are you wearing asbestos gloves? :wink:

hush hush

 

[Typhoon]

Nuke it with DBAN. That'll reset the BIOS entries/passwords I believe.

 

[Andy_con]

Nuke it with DBAN. That'll reset the BIOS entries/passwords I believe.

ive no idea what you just said?

 

[Typhoon]

ive no idea what you just said?

Dariks Boot And Nuke - google it mate!

 

[Andy_con]

ok will do it when I get home from work.

 

[Andy_con]

Dariks Boot And Nuke - google it mate!

it says its for erasing hard drives, ive put a brand spanking new ssd in so it doesn't need erasing.

its the bios that needs sorting

 

[adamlstr]

USB based BIOS flash update, might blow away the password.

Or, ask your mate to ask his IT dept - if it was a legit acquisition.

 

[Andy_con]

USB based BIOS flash update, might blow away the password.

Or, ask your mate to ask his IT dept - if it was a legit acquisition.

asking IT isn't going to happen,

ill try a few things tonight

 

[adamlstr]

In which case, how good are you with taking apart laptops?

BIOS PW jumper should be there on the board somewhere.

 

[Louis]

Just hand it in to the police now, they'll be able to track you once you bypass that BIOS password. Then tyrone is coming to get you.

 

[Andy_con]

In which case, how good are you with taking apart laptops?

BIOS PW jumper should be there on the board somewhere.

great at taking things apart, its putting them back together that's the issues

 

[Andy_con]

Just hand it in to the police now, they'll be able to track you once you bypass that BIOS password. Then tyrone is coming to get you.

its not stolen or anything like that, its just a forgotten about laptop used for working at home

 

[Louis]

its not stolen or anything like that, its just a forgotten about laptop used for working at home

Ahh thats okay then.

 

[iain187]

there is a picture on this link

http://www.dell.com/support/article...r-clear-the-nvram-on-your-dell-system?lang=EN

 

[Andy_con]

there is a picture on this link

http://www.dell.com/support/article...r-clear-the-nvram-on-your-dell-system?lang=EN

Saw that but looks like a desktop motherboard.

I will have a proper look into this tonight

 

[iain187]

haha yea I didn't really read it... I did see 2 links that said you need to contact dell to verify ownership which made me chuckle as I guess that wont work for you :smiley:

there are some youtube videos but I cant be arsed to watch ill leave that to you...

 

[Andy_con]

well that didn't go well, took about an hour to get laptop completely to bits only to find no jumper

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

its not stolen or anything like that, its just a forgotten about laptop used for working at home

That sounds pretty much like stolen to me lol

 

[Andy_con]

That sounds pretty much like stolen to me lol

lol 100% not stolen.