Bios password Toshiba notebook

[madmike]

Toshiba 4030 cds notebook, while playing around the other night after a couple of beers, I have inadvertantly changed my bios password and I CANNOT remember it !!!
Have tried all combinations of passwords that I usually use but to no avail.
Toshiba service agent wants £120 to release the password !!!!

Can anyone help ?

Madmike

p.s. I must be mad to mess around under the influence !!

[alpha]

If you can still boot, a utility called "Killcmos" should do the trick. www.utilitygeek.com (http://www.utilitygeek.com)

[madmike]

Thanks Alpha,

But cannot boot until bios password is entered, this is a security measure built in to the machine in case of theft. Any other suggestions would be appreciated, otherwise my night of twiddling is going to cost me dearly !!!!

Mike.

[richamies]

Hmmmmm.....well.....I just quit my job so I can't get proper technical support anymore. maybe try going to http://support.toshiba-tro.de/internet/info/Newslett/tr131099.htm

*EDIT*
Why o why can't I master this bloomin UBB code? It NEVER works for me! The password thing is about halfway down the page

[This message has been edited by richamies (edited 02-13-2000).]

[madmike]

Thanks Richamies,

But my problem is I have set a password, which I cannot remember, and I cannot boot until this password is entered !!!, a catch 22 situation !!!, thanks again, any more offers ?

Mike.

[BC]

I hate to tell ya mad but I think you are SOL. I have heard of people actually frying there LT by removing the wrong batteries. If it were a desktop unit no prob. but a LT I dunno. I would be leary too unless someone actually knew.

[NavyDood_ F/A18_Mech]

Have ya tried removing the battery on the Mobo? Worked for me on my wife's confuser. I would assume that it work on a laptop also.

Jim

[This message has been edited by NavyDood_ F/A18_Mech (edited 02-14-2000).]

[Banti]

I have... no I HAD a toshiba laptop. Same problem. Removed batteries. Now I have a great paper wait, w/o a bios.

Send in to Toshiba or take to authorized dealer. I think is costs $40 USD. Which is a lot cheaper than the solution I am faced with.


Banti