do you need to take the monitor apart too? On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Stephen wrote: > 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 < > lisakachold@obnosis.com> > >> >> 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. > > 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~(-: