I just got a Dell D620 from a family member. Only problem with it is its password locked. When it boots up it asks for password before it even gets into windows. The original password was lost. Is there any way around the password so i can boot up the computer? Thanks.
Dell Latitude D620 Laptop
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If you can open up and find the onboard battery -- remove it for a couple days -- should reset everything.
There might be some hacks floating about though, if you want to look for them on Google... Usually involves booting off a CD, and flashing the BIOS.
I have a D600, but I've never had occasion to try it...
There might be some hacks floating about though, if you want to look for them on Google... Usually involves booting off a CD, and flashing the BIOS.
I have a D600, but I've never had occasion to try it...
Thanks Rick. Ill give that a try if i can find the onboard battery. Dont have much computer skills. LOL. I want to use this PC to load Rock It on so I can try it out. Hopefully this may work.
Ok. Got that problem solved. Ended up finding the BIOS password. Now the fun begins. The Windows XP screen comes up and then goes into safe mode screen and gives choices of run win normally, safe mode, safe mode with prompt ect. Any one I pick, goes into a blank screen and then back to the BIOS password screen. Windows wont load. Any Suggestions as what to do?? Thanks.
Reload it! You want to start with a stable machine and not deal with leftover spyware, viruses and other junk. Even if it booted OK I would suggest this as you never know what was on it before.
Scott
Scott
Sorry for the stupid questions? Are you saying to reload windows? How do i do this if it wont boot up?
Turn it on put the disc in....
Turn it off....
Turn it back on....
It should then boot from the restore disc instead of the hdd.... assumeing the bios is set to look at the cd-rom first for a bootable disc before looking at the hdd for a opsys
Yea, still not working. Wont let me boot from the disc and I cant change boot order in the set up menu. Im stuck.
DjDennis
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or the best thing is (I tell this to a lot of people)
if you have a computer store close by go there and get them to do thier magic on it and get it fixed for you
might cost a few $ but if you have NO idea on how to do a laptop repair 100%
then that is your ownly option to make sure you do not break it tottally
have a nice day
ps here is the service manual and user guides
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd620/en/index.htm
PS more for you
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd620/en/SM/index.htm
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if you have a computer store close by go there and get them to do thier magic on it and get it fixed for you
might cost a few $ but if you have NO idea on how to do a laptop repair 100%
then that is your ownly option to make sure you do not break it tottally
have a nice day
ps here is the service manual and user guides
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd620/en/index.htm
PS more for you
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd620/en/SM/index.htm
..