Lost bios password

[Pafke]

I got this laptop second hand. I try to get in the bios but it prompts for a password.

Is there a way to reset/remove this password ?

[GBL84 · Accepted solution]

@Pafke

We are sorry  as all HP Business Notebooks such as Probooks  or Elitebooks have more stringent security than consumer models infact they don't produce 'halt codes', the password cannot be derived from the Serial Number and thecode is stored in non-volatile memory so removing the RTC cell will not reset the password in this case.

Please Contact HP Business Notebook support they should be able to send you a customized SMC.bin file which you can use at boot to reset the password.

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