Cmos password

[pugwash007]

Hello,
hi i have acquired a toshiba equium l20-197 laptop needs cmos password to boot up only trouble is have not got password as owner passed away and did not tell his wife password can you help

 

[Ubrales]

Reset the CMOS by removing the RTC battery on the motherboard (Lithium CR 2032). Leave the battery out for 10 minutes. Re-install the battery. This will reset the BIOS to factory defaults. Proceed from there. (If you remove the memory cover under the laptop, you will see the RTC battery).

 

[pugwash007]

Reset the CMOS by removing the RTC battery on the motherboard (Lithium CR 2032). Leave the battery out for 10 minutes. Re-install the battery. This will reset the BIOS to factory defaults. Proceed from there. (If you remove the memory cover under the laptop, you will see the RTC battery).

hi did what you said went to boot up but nothing only a faint ticking sound when press power button any ideas

 

[Ubrales]

Ticking (or clicking) sound is an indication of HDD failure. This type of sound usually starts out as an intermittent (occasional) click, then happens more frequently until HDD failure occurs.

Someone who is familiar with HDD clicking should be right next to the computer and listen for this.

 

[pugwash007]

Ticking (or clicking) sound is an indication of HDD failure. This type of sound usually starts out as an intermittent (occasional) click, then happens more frequently until HDD failure occurs.

Someone who is familiar with HDD clicking should be right next to the computer and listen for this.

checked hdd nothng wrong the ticking is near power switch

 

[pugwash007]

sound is near power switch and processorarea

 

[Ubrales]

sound is near power switch and processorarea

Is that close to the HDD? (The processor does not make sounds, and normally, the switch doesn't either).

 

[pugwash007]

Is that close to the HDD? (The processor does not make sounds, and normally, the switch doesn't either).

CHECKED HDD WORKS FINE

 

[cykat]

If it's an asus - I would suggest that the power buttton is next to the speakers - and the ticking is possibly a key stuck ( turn the laptop upside down and smack it like a naughty kid - I'm not kidding here, it will often fix a stuck key).

Alternately - you might have bumped the ram - which might have caused it to "tick" from a memory error - take the ram out, give the slots a going over with a clean paintbrush (painting them with 2 year old paint doesn't help) and then re-seat the ram.

Let me know how you go.

Cheers,
Ross.