the hdd is either a side loading sort of deal, or accessible underneath. so its a panel or some screws to let it slide out. they are normally marked with a light hdd impression icon. On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I come to find out that they called dell about the problem and the techs > told them it was the hard drive went belly up. ThAT IS an easy fix. At least > it would have been if they gave me that information to start with! Well, > there are two cables that run from the top half to the bottom half and as I > was trying to take it apart I separated the two haves enough  for the two > cables to unplug (oops). I gave up trying to take it apart from fear of > breaking the plastic. > > What do I have to do to take it apart? Now I have to do it to reconnect the > two cables. I'm pretty sure that one is the keyboard cable  but I don't know > what the other is. > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Eric Cope wrote: >> >> If its in EPROM, the Hair-Brained idea is to drill a small hole in the >> plastic, and expose the EPROM to intense UV light for a long period of >> time. You might get it to erase the contents... >> >> I'd personally try Lisa's method first, but for the adventurous... >> >> Eric >> >> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Lisa Kachold >> wrote: >> > Someone has set a BIOS boot password. >> > >> > 1) Try the backdoor password Dell >> > >> > 2) Don't bother trying to open the case and pop out the little quarter >> > sized >> > bios battery and pop back in, which will reset SOME bios settings.  The >> > bios >> > password is stored in EPROM chip on this model. On Inspiron e1505 you >> > can't >> > change the jumpers. >> > >> > 3) Call Dell >> > >> > The official method is to contact Dell Technical Support. Dell Technical >> > Support will request the Service Tag and Express Service Code from the >> > bottom of the Latitude. If the current user is not the original Latitude >> > owner, Dell will transfer the registration from the original owner with >> > only >> > the Service Tag and Express Service Code from the tag on the laptop. >> > Although I have also heard they will not do so unless you have the >> > original >> > owners name. >> > >> > >> > 3.5) use a commercial bios password recovery tool. >> > >> > 4.0 ) Use the Hex method: >> > >> > : 1 - Create a windows boot system disk >> > : 2 - Copy "debug" (this is a dos command found in windows\command >> > directory) onto the system disk you created >> > : 3 - Boot the machine with this disk >> > : 4 - At dos prompt type: debug then enter, you will see a blinking dash >> > : 5 - type: o 70 2e  then enter, (also seen: o 70 18) >> > : 6 - type: o 71 ff then enter, >> > : 7 - type: q then enter, >> > : 8 - remove the floppy and reboot! Power the system off and on by >> > unplugging and re-plugging the system into the power outlet >> > >> > Good luck! >> > >> > Once you get into the BIOs you need to be able to specify BOOT order >> > with CD >> > first. >> > >> > If you press F12, you should get a list of boot evices, without making >> > any >> > changes.  If the CD drive or CD media is schnerbed, it will not be >> > displayed >> > as an option.  Try another CD, or verify your media in another drive. >> > Often >> > CDs that work in one system don't boot in another; be sure you burned it >> > at >> > the slowest speed.  Be sure the light comes on at boot; be sure that you >> > have a CD/DVD drive and/or CD/DVD to match. >> > >> > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Michael Havens >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> One of my friends has a dell inspiron e1505 that needs to be fixed. I >> >> want >> >> to boot from the cd but it won't. >> >> I turn it on and get the dell screen and it tells me to enter F2 for >> >> setup >> >> or F12 for boot options. I want the boot options so I hit F12. Then it >> >> says >> >> it is Preparing for one time boot menu. Then I get a screen that says >> >> >> >>      This computer system, (serial number), is peotected by a password >> >> authentication system. You cannot >> >>      access data on this computer without the correct password. >> >> >> >>      Please type in the system or administator password and press >> >> . >> >> >> >> Then it gives me three attempts at a password and then powers off. And >> >> if >> >> I do nothing it powers of after about 30 seconds >> >> >> >> Her password doesn't work. >> >> If I press F2 it says that it is preparing to enter setup and then it >> >> does >> >> the same thing as if I hit F12. >> >> If I do nothing it is as if I hit F2 or F12. >> >> Does anyone know of a backdoor into this computer or of a password that >> >> will work? >> >> -- >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > (602) 791-8002  Android >> > (623) 239-3392 Skype >> > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> > ** >> > HomeSmartInternational.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. 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