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‎11-20-2020 05:22 AM

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Product: Hp probook 640 g1

I there I just got a hp probook 640 g1 and it's bios locked is there any other way of opening it other than contacting hp or removing the chip please 

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‎11-20-2020 09:20 AM

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@Dean271 

Contacting HP will do you no good because HP does not reset BIOS passwords on existing systemboards  HP will charge you a fortune to replace the system board with a new one that does not have the BIOS locked.

 

Also, the BIOS chip is soldered to the systemboard, not socketed like in a desktop -- so it is not removable.



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