"Password authentication" on a Dell Laptop

[Dazbo666]

I was recently given a spare laptop that I intended to use as a DVD/media player on quiet night shifts...

However the previous owner had not used the laptop for some time, and couldn't remember the password(s)... so now I get this screen comin up the moment my computer loads..

"This computer system, #2GBGD3J-595B, is protected by a password authentication system.
You cannot access the data on this computer without the correct password.

Please type in the primary or administrator password and pres <Enter>."

Is there a way to get rid / reset this "master password authentication" screen?

Its a Dell Inspiron 1520
Windows Vista Home Basic
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[CaNsA]

Download Hirens boot cd
burn it, or plonk it on a pen drive (use google)
boot from it
offline password changer
clear admin password
save
remove hirens
reboot
feel awesome

[Dazbo666]

Will give it a try after I've finished my night shift....

Hopefully have some time to myself when the O/H goes to work this afternoon


(Gotta say, being paid to be at work, and getting enough spare time to do some surfing on BCF is pretty cool?!)
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[prawny1]

Is this a hdd/bios password or windows user password?

I know some of the dells have a bios password system that can be decoded with the service tag.

Ifyour very lucky removing the cmos battery (easier said than done on a laptop) can also sometimes remove bios passwords.
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[oldpink]

I've binned 2 good laptops because they had the Bios password protected
as there was no way to bypass or remove it
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[duhawkz]

you can contact dell for a master password to unlock it

you will probably need proof of purchase before they will give you it

or you can pay somewhere like www.laptoprebirth.com for the unlock code.

or you can try searching XXXXXXX-595B bios unlock code or inspiron 1520 bios unlock code and to if you can find some you can get it for free
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[duhawkz]

Found a free keygen, try it

https://dogber1.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/dell-2a7b-keygen.html
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[Neorion]

The last dell bios password I cam up against involved me taking out the battery and the bios battery and voila it was wiped.

This wasnt a rom based one so needed the battery not sure what yours is.
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[prawny1]

If it is a bios password a forced/recovery bios update might work

Or you can try the default password "dell" or try shorting pin 3 + 6 on the epprom (not done this myself)

Latitude_MasterPW.exe might help if our machine is a d35b model

OR

inspiron_masterpw.exe for 959b models

failing that if you can't find any other work arounds you will need to transfer ownership of the laptop to yourself before calling dell to remove the password as they won't help if you are not the registered owner on the system.
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[CaNsA]

[SQL]

Nuke it reinstall windows sorted you don't need the info on it right~?

[duhawkz]

It's a bios password so it won't boot, that won't work
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[CaNsA]

[Pete.]

From the text it seems like a BIOS password. On an old Dimension desktop I'd just move dip switch 5 but on a lappy who knows.
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[U_W v2.0]

perhaps a bios "update" would reset the password for it if its old enough?
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[Casper]

https://www.ehow.com/how_6804267_reset-bios-dell-inspiron-1520.html

[andym]

what happened to the good old days of just removing the CMOS jumper for a few seconds to reset passwords?

[Islander]

[Dazbo666]

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Yes it seems to be a bios / Dell password.
I tried the Hirens boot disk but the password authentication screen pops up before the system boots on to Hirens disk.
I've also removed 2 small panels from the base of the unit but can't see the cmos battery.
And i've heard of shorting across the 3 & 6 pin of the eprom, but never tried that method yet.

Will prob try the keygen method next, cos that website was one that I was searching earlier this afternoon
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[Dazbo666]

...Sooo I've managed to download (on to my desktop PC) and run the keygen suggested by duhawkz, then ran the Hirens boot CD.

The BIOS now shows that I've unlocked the admin and system passwords, but even though I've tried setting them to a blank, and later tried setting them to my own password, neither change seems to have been saved by the time I reboot gggrrrr


Think I'll have to leave it for now, and try again tomorrow... (my body is struggling to cope with recovering from a spate of recent night shifts, and last nights insomnia didn't help)
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Word of the day : DILLIGAF

[Dazbo666]

[J.M.]

[Burnside]