How do you reset the BIOS password in an HP Pavilion n5430 laptop?  A previous owner set it, and though I know how to reset passwords in desktops, I don't know how in notebook computers.
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if u forgot it , then u should remove the battery in mother board and tern ur laptop then shout it down put the battery in same place then , it will be rest
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Unfortunately if a hacker is determined enough any password can be broken. The best thing you can do is choose a good password (combination of letters and numbers and other characters) and use encription on the really sensitive information on your laptop. Also don't use just a bios password as it does little to no use (and is lost in the case the CMOS battery is removed - this is not the battery that powers your laptop). For example in Windows, account password information is stored in the registry by the Security Account Manager, and this file contains the information about user names and passwords. This information can be easily replaced or brute force hacked so that even encripted data is not totally safe.\nI don't mean to spook you but if you really want high security than an unix based system and heavy encription software. If you want more help on security or send me a message I hope I can help :D
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create, using the laptops default information, (username/password, if any,) a new user account in the Desktop.\n\nthat will give it permission so you don't have to keep doing it manually.
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There is a way to reset your bios, on my motherboard there are three pins with a jumper spanning two of them (on my board, labeled clrtc). What you do is you turn off the computer, remove the motherboard battery, and then move the jumper from it's original position (say pins 1 and 2) to cover the other pin and the middle pin (pin 2 and 3). Leave it like that for about 10 seconds and then return the jumper to its original position. Then, replace the battery and power on the machine. If all went well, you should have a computer with factory defaults for the bios.\n\nNOTE: That is how it's done on my computer, please refer to your motherboard manual for detailed instructions. If you don't have a motherboard manual (and I don't know why you wouldn't) check the manufacturer's site.
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There is often a 3-pin section on the motherboard which is used to reset all the bios settings.  It might have the jumper on pins 1-2 for example, so you would move it to pins 2-3 to reset.  After you have turned the system on and it has reset, then you can move them back.\n\nGood luck.\n~Kyle
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Open the laptop and pull it out. Alot of laptops are hard to get open though. Most will have tabs around the keyboard area that you must pop up with a flathead screwdriver. But first, make sure there are no screws on the bottom of the unit that go all the way through and hold the keyboard pad down.
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You'll need to take the laptop apart and find the CMOS battery. It looks like a watch battery attached to your laptops motherboard. Take it out for 45 seconds, then put it back in. This sets your BIOS back to defaults and also removes your password. I wouldn't suggest doing this if you've never been inside a laptop.
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if it uses windows xp pro you can lock it.. to change ur password u go to start then to the picture next to ur name and click it then change password... on my laptop i can set a code u have to put in when u turn the computer on so even before windows boots u have to enter a code...
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You can probably cheat the BIOS password protection by removing the CMOS battery for a day, then reinstalling it; that should make the mobo forget the password. If it doesn't, you can always re-flash the BIOS; follow the instructions on the mobo manufacturer's Web site.\n\nIn re: The Windows 2000 computer's password, if you don't have anything on the PC of value, once you get past the BIOS issue, just format the disk and start anew.
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You do not need a program to "reset" your computer admin password.\n\nsimply go to...\n\nStart>Run> \n\nthen type...\n\ncontrol userpasswords2\n\nand then hit ok.\n\n\nAfter that,...  Select your admin account, then hit "reset password". This will blank out your current password (i personaly recomend having a password on your admin account tho, big security risk if you do not have one)\n\nhope that helps =)
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No - each vendor does different things with their BIOS. HP is probably preventing you from doing anything else because they don't want to deal with potential support issues - you changed a setting and now your system doesnt work properly kind of thing. Most settings can still be modified by the operating system (assuming Windows) such as time, power management, optical drive and hard drive settings etc.
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you can have a password similar to windows xp,to do this you go to control panel and to user options,where you can set a password which you have to enter each time you go on to windows 98\n  you can also go into setup(press del on boot up)and set a password in bios,although you must never forget this otherwise you will have to reset cmos by taking out the cmos battery on your motherboard\n  if that dosent work,go to b and q and buy a padlock for your room to keep the little rotter out
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To DISABLE passwords in the BIOS, simply do NOT enter a new password.  Leave "new" and "confirm" blank and press enter.  That will automatically disable that password since there is NO password entered.
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Hard model number to locate! The nearest I got was HP Pavilion 4275 here\nhttp://www.computerbatteries.co.uk/gb3/m/hp/pavilion-dv4275.html\n\nthe site might be worth contacting to figure out a solution\n\nor you can try a looking for universal notebook adapters such as those made by Trust
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How do I recover my lost administrator password in Windows XP?\n\nIf you have another administrator a/c then try below steps to change your administrator user pwd.\n\n\nTo view all of the user accounts:\ntype in cmd "net users"\n\nTo change an account password:\n1) While logged onto the computer to an account that has administrative rights, click on Start>Run>and type in CMD.\n2) Type in net user then the name of the account then * and press enter. heres an example: net user administrator * or net user "Joe Smith" * . Put the name in quotes if it contains spaces.\n3) From there it should ask for a new password.\n\n\n\n\nor If you don't have another adm account.\n\n  \n  \n  \nhttp://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305\n\nYou can get your solution here.
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if you're confident with taking a laptop to bits then you'll need to clear the cmos. the cmos is what stores the bios settings. there's a battery inside like a large watch battery. there should be some pins nearby with jxx (j=jumper and xx= a number) written on the motherboard. the pins should have a bit of plastic on between two of them. check in the manual for the correct settings to clear the cmos but if not then if it's on pins 1+2, try putting the jumper on pins 2+3 then leave it here for about 10 mins to be sure before switching it back. this will short circuit the battery and return the bios to default settings.\n\nif there's no jumpers near the cmos battery then you'll have to remove the battery itself. just pull the battery and and again leave it out for 10-15 minutes before returning it. \n\nhopefully the password should then have cleared
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First you need to get into the bios at bootup.  To do this boot the pc, hit the F10 key as soon as the pc boots up.  This will take you into the bios.  This applies to most compaq and hp computers, but some do use the F2 or F6 keys to get into the bios.\n\nNext go to the Advanced tab to go the advanced options.  Then go to the Boot Order option.  From here you can reset the boot options.  \n\nFrom there go to the first boot option will probably will be the Floppy Diskette by default.  Highlight the first boot option and you can either hit enter and it will give you a selection of what to boot to first, there you would select the Cd drive to boot from first.\n\nAnother way to change the boot order is to use the + and - buttons to move the boot order up and down.  You can select the Cd drive and hit the + button to move it up to the First boot option.\nThese should be able to change the boot order and there should be on-screen instructions to help guide you through these steps.\n\nAfter you have change the boot order select the F12 key to save the changes to the boot order.  Select yes to save settings and the computer will reboot after that. Then put in the Cd you want to put in and it will boot off the Cd first.\n\nIf you want to reset the boot options back to the default settings restart the computer and hit the F10 key to go back into the bios.  Hit the F10 key again to reset the bios to default settings.  Then hit the F12 key to save the settings and the pc will reboot from there.  This should resolve your problem.  Best of luck