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Pavilion 17-g115nd
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Hi, I've got the bios locked with an administrator password or power on password. After three times wrong it gives me the code A C 0872415.

Is it possible that you know how to i lock it?
Thank you !
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I made a typo; - I meant how to 'unlock it'.-
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Hi,

 

It looks like your notebook is producing a hexadecimal halt code which is stored in ram as a 'one off' and will be re-calculated after a reboot.  This indicates you have one of the later AMI bios's and unfortunately none of the current code generators will work for this - surprisingly, you can still remove a power on password from the machine by removing the rtc cell then hold down the power button for 60 seconds before re-inserting the rtc - see Page 48 of your Maintenance & Service Guide.

 

Regards,

 

DP-K

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Thank you for your kind and fast answer. I will try this. With regards! Thank you!
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You're welcome :generic:

 

All the best,

 

DP-K

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