I have pulled one of these apart before, Its not to bad, just an amazing number of screws. I found some guidance on the trickier things with a little help from a popular search engine. :-) On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > Yeah. I know where the hard drive is. But I accidently disconnected two > cables when trying to take it apart to get to the CMOS battery And I didn't > get the two haves to separate enough to get my fat hands in to get the > battery out OR to be able to plug the cables back in. > > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Stephen wrote: >> >> 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 u didn'y and I 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. >> >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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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