Help with password on a older laptop

[Big_Tex]

Well I purchased a used great condititon magitronic laptop for 15$ at first saturday in dallas tx it is a p133 32 megs memory and a 2.1 gig hd well it has a password as soon as u boot it up and i cant get pass it I do know to clear the cmos but with laptops this can make things more hard to do if u clear cmos in them does any one have any ideas maybe a bios password finder i pulled the harddrive but it is in the bios file and cant find a bios to flash with looked every where this was made by hp at one time I think. please all help is welcomed help me or i must sell this thing so i dont lose my profits.

[David]

You will need to clear the bios I think, via jumpers or taking out the battery. There is a little progiie I think. Try this (attached)

[flounder43]

If it is a major manufacturer, I would suggest going to their website. They often have manuals or other information on their older products.

[David]

If the bios is passworded, it may be so for a reason. Try taking it back to the guy who sold you it.

[Big_Tex]

ok there is no websites for them they are no longer in bussiness i bought it at a computer flea market called first saturday in dallas i bought 30 different laptops for around 10-15$ a unit these where wholesale so the guy wouldnt know either they came from boeing airplanes main corp office is what the tag on the back says thanks i tried the pro didnt work.

[Intraveinous]

Most laptops have a bios battery just like desktops. if you feel comfortable doing so and have the tools, I'd just open it up and look for a small lithium battery, see if you can disconnect it, you might even replace it while you're in there since a P133 laptop's battery could be getting toward the end of it's life... Also, you might look in the phonebook for a place that sells all kinds of batteries... We have a store here called "Battery Patrol" that sells laptop, camcorder, car, marine, cell phone, cordless phone, UPS, and computer batteries etc. Typically, they'll install a battery for you for free or a small charge... I think the most I've ever paid was 5 dollars to replace the CMOS battery on an older motherboard that had it soldered on... They desoldered it and resoldered in the new one... I could have done it, but I had the board with me and they offered... I figgered 5 bucks vs my time and effort with the soldering iron... it was worth it... :-D
Peace
John

[Big_Tex]

bump

[turd]

here is another little prog that may work just run it from a: if you can boot to dos?

[Diggrr]

If you have that nagging Bios password on any Award BIOS,
there is a default password you can use: shift+s y x z.

You can try these desktop passwords for AMI
AMI
BIOS
PASSWORD
HEWITT RAND
AMI?SW
AMI_SW
LKWPETER
A.M.I.
CONDO

http://www.pwcrack.com/BIOS/bios.html
This webpage has stuff to help if all else fails. A good faq too.

This is what I found searching google for an hour or so. Try searching the term bios password...Hope these help ya out.

<DISCLAIMER> These are to help this guy out, not to be used by thieves (which I have no patience for). </DISCLAIMER>

[barre]

you can search the web for universal bios passwords, there are lots of them for all big bios manufacturers
good luck