# Computer Help **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 22, 2005, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219 "2005-09-22T09:21:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/1 "2005-09-22T09:21:24Z")
How can I remove an admin password from the BIOS of a notebook? Specifically Dell Inspiron 8200, P4 1.8. I can’t format + reinstall windows for some reason, and that’s my only clue in the BIOS. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/2 "2005-09-22T09:28:36Z")
there is no admin passwrod in the bios… there is a bios password that will allow you to get in… if you boot to an xp cd, it will circumvent any administrator authentication for windows… can you boot into the cd? if you’re getting into the bios then the bios probably doesn’t have a passwrod. i’m confused on why a password is causing a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/3 "2005-09-22T09:30:20Z")
Is this problem being caused because you have the boot sequence set to hard disk first in BIOS, and can’t change it to CD? ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/4 "2005-09-22T09:32:46Z")
it looks like the previous owner got rid of it halfway through an XP install. I try to boot from CD, but boot options are disabled in the BIOS, and there’s an ADMIN function password protected that I’m assuming grants access to these settings. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/5 "2005-09-22T09:33:33Z")
> [@Swarzkopf](#): > > Is this problem being caused because you have the boot sequence set to hard disk first in BIOS, and can’t change it to CD? yeah, we need more info there are tons of ways you can open the computer up adn pull the lithium battery for 10 mniutes to reset teh CMOS you can go into dos and run debug commands to reset the password you can open teh computer and find the jumpers, the one on the far right (should be) should say ‘clear’ and that will reset the password or you could flash the bios (assumig you can boot from floppy) ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/6 "2005-09-22T09:34:18Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > it looks like the previous owner got rid of it halfway through an XP install. I try to boot from CD, but boot options are disabled in the BIOS, and there’s an ADMIN function password protected that I’m assuming grants access to these settings. gotta hit the clear jumper setting you can open it up and pop the watch-type battery out and try to reset it. ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/7 "2005-09-22T09:35:39Z")
Laptops fucking suck for stuff like this. If you have to open her up…have fun taking it apart. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/8 "2005-09-22T09:36:58Z")
> [@Swarzkopf](#): > > Laptops fucking suck for stuff like this. If you have to open her up…have fun taking it apart. 😉 yup for shits, just boot and hold f8 and boot to dos prompt and if it’s an OEM dell install type this (if XP or 98) c:>debug c:>o 70 17 c:>0 71 17 c:>q ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/9 "2005-09-22T10:07:26Z")
well? ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/10 "2005-09-22T12:17:05Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > well? no luck. can’t get to a dos prompt. tried the F8 thing. i’m going to try to find the master password tonight, then if all else fails, open the thing up and pop the battery out. If that doesn’t clear it, I guess I’ll just run it over with my car… ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/11 "2005-09-22T12:31:49Z")
sell it to me… ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/12 "2005-09-22T12:34:18Z")
Eh, could send it back to manufacturer and have them reset the BIOS if you can’t do it physically yourself? ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/13 "2005-09-22T12:34:53Z")
Or you COULD sell it to fshowcars… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/14 "2005-09-22T13:10:16Z")
> [@Swarzkopf](#): > > Or you COULD sell it to fshowcars… 😉 that’s what i’d do . ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/15 "2005-09-22T20:53:52Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > sell it to me… not mine to sell. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/16 "2005-09-23T04:27:04Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > not mine to sell. loot it,than sell it! ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/17 "2005-09-23T05:18:48Z")
pay me to fix it then ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/18 "2005-09-23T06:14:26Z")
admin password ended up being “tigger” ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-help/177219/19 "2005-09-23T08:32:16Z")
lol. I was trying to find a manual on it because I was bored. Opening it up would have probably been easier. As sonny said, theres a clear jumper for it.