Have you Google's 1505 boot password reset?

Sell is good about documenting this kind of stuff.
On Jan 19, 2012 7:37 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

> the stupid thig won't pop off. I have all the screws outbut where the ps/2
> port and monitor ports are it won't let go.
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:55 PM, JD Austin <jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes - I hate waiting though unless it is one of those machines you have
>> to take apart to get to the ram (compact)  :)
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 17:44, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> You should be able to leave the ram in, just wait 5min. DRAM will leak
>>> it's charge off pretty quickly, so waiting a minute or 5 should be more
>>> than enough.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 19, 2012, at 5:37 PM, JD Austin <jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. Power it off
>>>    2. unplug it
>>>    3. Open the case
>>>    4. Remove the CMOS battery (be careful)
>>>    5. Remove the Ram
>>>    6. Reinstall the Ram
>>>    7. Reinstall the CMOS battery
>>>    8. try again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 17:31, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> 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
>>>> <Enter>.
>>>>
>>>> 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~(-:
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