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On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:24:18 GMT, me/2 <null@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:47:57 +0800, budgie <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>:>On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:07:43 -0500, "t@z" <t@z@go.fuk.yurself> wrote:
>:>
>:>>"budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>:>>news:dpfs31plgj4tc34aacfv91t69dkutj207c@4ax.com...
>:>>> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:07:35 +0100, "zlotowinfo"
>:>><adminciejejeje@jejejego2.pl>
>:>>> wrote:
>:>>>
>:>>> >>>>> how can i brake bios password in TOSHIBA TECRA
>:>>> >>>>> TOSHIBA
>:>>> >>>>> 500 CDT / 1,3GB
>:>>> >>>>> MODEL NO. PA1221E YX
>:>>> >>>> You might try here:
>:>>http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm
>:>>> >>>is in this notebooks batteries for cmos?
>:>>> >>>i cant this method clear bios
>:>>> >> If you can boot to a floppy, get KILLCMOS
>:>>> >
>:>>> >i can't - without flop
>:>>> >password is faster then boot
>:>>>
>:>>> There are Toshibas where it can be cleared with a dongle on the parallel
>:>>port.
>:>>> Do a google search on Toshiba password parallel and you may locate the
>:>>info.
>:>>>
>:>>> You did say BIOS apssword, not boot password. Which is it? If it is BIOS
>:>>pswd
>:>>> then you can boot. If you can boot then any drive will let you access and
>:>>> execute KILLCMOS.
>:>
>:>>Did you think a computer boots from the harddrive without a BIOS?
>:>>
>:>>You're almost as big an idiot as Billy (part number) Smith
>:>
>:>WTF are you on (about)?
>:>
>:>If the O/P's machine has a BIOS password, it prevents BIOS access. It doesn't
>:>prevent the BIOS booting the machine.
>:>
>:>I made no reference to HDD's that I am aware of.
>:>
>:>When you have a clue about these things, feel welcome to post again. Until
>:>then, .............
>
>Just to correct your mistake here the OP has a Toshiba Tecra 500. On that
>model and most other Toshiba built laptops the BIOS password prevents ANY
>access to the computer. No hard drive access and no floppy drive access and
>no setup access.
Then it is a BOOT password, isn't it? Not a BIOS password. If you refer to my
second post you'll notice I asked the O/P:
"You did say BIOS apssword, not boot password. Which is it?"
Never saw an answer to that.
>Some newer models support both a Supervisor password that
>is needed to access the BIOS setup only and a User password that is required
>to access the computer for any reason including booting from a floppy drive
>or hard drive.
which is what many types of laptops do. Not being a Tecra 500 owner I was
trying to find out just what the password was blocking. See above.
>Now when you have a clue....
Have plenty, but thanks for your deep and genuine concern.
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