DeadManWalking

i forgot my power on password does any 1 in here know how to do it if some does plzz post it

prestons

yes. you need to clear the cmos on your system board to clear all boot passwords. keep in mind this clears all settings in the bios to factory default, but this will do the trick. Hope this helps!

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DeadManWalking

but how do i do that how do i clear it thats what i need
to reset my power on password

prestons

Post back, make, model, serial number of the computer & we'll go from there.

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dai

turn the computer off
remove the power lead from the back
take the side off
remove the cmos battery
move the cmos jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pin 2 and 3 and the back to pins 1 and 2
replace the battery
put the side on
replug in the power lead
boot the computer

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DeadManWalking

how do i take the side off????

DeadManWalking

my laptop is hp compaq nc6220 and how do i reset the power on password

prestons

This link gives various specs on your system & tons of other information: http://h18002.www1.hp.com/products/q...12130_div.HTML

on page: 6-51 of the service manual, shows how to remove the RTC battery (Cmos) which after about 5-10 mins, will reset the system to factory defaults. here is the link: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=re...zHst3cnkv3hO3A

I really hope this does the trick. Good luck!

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dai

if you do not state in the first post it is a laptop it is assumed it is a desktop and you will receive instructions for a desktop
which sometimes can agravate the problem

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