Robert
February 17th, 2003, 19:16
For the past few months I have been looking into purchasing a new laptop for school, personal and work reasons.
The other day, I was given a laptop that had a few broken parts.. since than have fixed them.
It's a HP n5470 laptop with the following specs:
- 1Ghz Athlon
- 256mb of Ram
- 15" Screen
- CD-R/DVD Combo
- Floppy Drive
- 2 USB Ports
- Ethernet/Modem
The hard drive was a 20GB IBM which was broken. So I ordered a new one, a 30GB. And I had to order an AC Adapter. I also have problems with the battery (but I ordered a new battery to rule out some factors).
Anyhow, everything is great. I've installed Windows XP, it runs terrific.
Bad News? I cannot access the BIOS w/o the password. The gentlemen who I recieved it from doesn't remember/know it. HP Won't give it to me because I don't have proof of ownership and neither does the original owner. Basically I'm screwed.
My last resort would be to open it up (again) and try to clear CMOS. But before I go off breaking anything (I have a bad feeling that I may - I'm good with computers, but not with laptops), I was wondering if there is a program that can crack it for me? The password that is..
It's a Phoenix Bios. I've tried the standard "backdoor" passwords from Phoenix with no help.
ANY Help is appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Robert
The other day, I was given a laptop that had a few broken parts.. since than have fixed them.
It's a HP n5470 laptop with the following specs:
- 1Ghz Athlon
- 256mb of Ram
- 15" Screen
- CD-R/DVD Combo
- Floppy Drive
- 2 USB Ports
- Ethernet/Modem
The hard drive was a 20GB IBM which was broken. So I ordered a new one, a 30GB. And I had to order an AC Adapter. I also have problems with the battery (but I ordered a new battery to rule out some factors).
Anyhow, everything is great. I've installed Windows XP, it runs terrific.
Bad News? I cannot access the BIOS w/o the password. The gentlemen who I recieved it from doesn't remember/know it. HP Won't give it to me because I don't have proof of ownership and neither does the original owner. Basically I'm screwed.
My last resort would be to open it up (again) and try to clear CMOS. But before I go off breaking anything (I have a bad feeling that I may - I'm good with computers, but not with laptops), I was wondering if there is a program that can crack it for me? The password that is..
It's a Phoenix Bios. I've tried the standard "backdoor" passwords from Phoenix with no help.
ANY Help is appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Robert