# Forgot Password to Laptop; IT Guys Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 24, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/forgot-password-to-laptop-it-guys-help/252915 "2010-06-24T16:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/forgot-password-to-laptop-it-guys-help/252915/8 "2010-06-25T12:48:31Z")
> [@FS: GTR wing, was on a Honda Accord](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-gtr-wing-was-on-a-honda-accord/33006/11): > > Do laptops have jumpers on them for resetting internal memory? I know my Dell’s (Optiplex) do at work, but I don’t recall ever having to do it on any kind of laptop. > > If the battery fails, perhaps googling to see if said motherboard has a jumper would be another thing to try… To be honest I never really paid attention when i take apart a laptop but whenever ive had to reset a bios password on one removing the battery does the trick… where on dells and a few others (desktops) you have to use a jumper… Guessing most manufactures figure its not as “easy” as it is on a desktop plus the constraint of room so it not worth doing a jumper. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/forgot-password-to-laptop-it-guys-help/252915)._