- Toshiba Libretto U105 BIOS password removal?
- Posted by ken10254 on May 29th, 2008
Okay before everyone gets on their high horse, I will explain my
situation; I just bought this from a guy on craigslist whom I cannot
reach at the moment. It is not stolen, but I have a BIOS password that
I can't get past. Please save the smug replies and try and help an
honest forum member with any suggestions on how I can get rid of it or
of a shop that will do it for me. I am continuing to try and reach the
seller, but at this point I need help so it won't be a door stop. Does
anyone know where the cmos battery is in this model? Will removing it
reset the password or is that a waste of time?
Thanks for any help.
- Posted by Barry Watzman on May 29th, 2008
It doesn't matter where the CMOS battery is, removing it won't help you.
The password is stored in flash or EEROM or a security chip ... it
doesn't need power to remember it. Those days are long gone.
The usual way to remove a password on older Toshiba products are to
either use a parallel port dongle or a special floppy disk (you may need
a floppy drive). An online search will reveal how to make either or
both. It's much more difficult on later USB models, and in many cases
the techniques have not yet passed beyond the realm of "company
confidential".
ken10254 wrote:
- Posted by ken10254 on May 29th, 2008
On May 28, 11:00 pm, Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOS...@neo.rr.com> wrote:
Thanks Barry; I appreciate your answer. This is the newer Libretto,
U105, so I assumed that it had a EEPROM chip. Do I need to contact
Toshiba or do you know of anyone who can do this kind of reprogramming?
- Posted by ken10254 on May 30th, 2008
On May 29, 7:23 pm, me/2 <n...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
Thanks for the info. It gave me a lot to think about and made me
decide to put the darn thing on eBay as a parts machine with a full
disclaimer of its condition. Sold in 10 minutes! Good riddance 
