Despearate for BIOS help

[diablodood]

Hi,
I have managed to get my son a laptop at last but the bios is locked and I cant boot from dvd,which I need to as windows install is copurpt beyond repair,and I want to put windows 7 on as it has a messed up xp install now. I do not know password neither does the guy I got it off he forgot it! It's a dell latitude E6410

system number is 3KDQ0P1-2A7B

Thanks for any help

[crtfool]

Re: Despearate for BIOS help

You will have to disassemble it and remove the BIOS / CMOS battery to reset the BIOS to default settings.

Download the service manual here:

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...0/en/index.htm

[diablodood]

Re: Despearate for BIOS help

done that it still remembers password but forgets all other settings!

[t.j.]

Re: Despearate for BIOS help

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18192

[dycc]

Re: Despearate for BIOS help

always

[wallyoz7]

Re: Despearate for BIOS help

Dell latitude e6410 have dual bios chips and they can be replaced.
Its about a 10 minute job with some soldering and a hot air rework station.
Bios passwords are stored in the eeprom chip so taking the cmos battery
wont work.