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02-13-2018 09:53 AM
I JUST GOT HP 430 PROBOOK G3, I BOUGHT IT WITHOUT HARD DISK SO I BOUGHT AN HARD DISK TO INSTALL AN OPERATING SYSTEM ON IT THE SYSTEM BUT IS TELLING TO PUT BIOS ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD THAT I DONT KNOW.
PLEASE HOW DO I REMOVE THE BIOS ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD THE PRODUCT IS
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THANK YOU
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02-14-2018 08:56 AM
I really need assistance to resovle this problem
02-13-2018 10:21 AM
Hi,
At the password screen, hit enter 3 times.
If you receive a 8 digit 'halt code', post back with this code.
If you don't receive a halt code, you will have to Contact HP Business support - they should be able to send you a customised SMC.bin file which you can use at boot to reset the password.
Regards,
DP-K
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02-14-2018 05:47 AM
Hi,
You can contact HP Business Support in your country via
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html
or
https://support.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp
Regards,
DP-K
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