Password at start up

[DeliPeli]

It's an old laptop of mine I refound while unpacking, I've never had a password on it previously as I lived alone while I had it, but now when I start it up, it goes immediately to a "Enter Password" screen, and none of my typical passwords work for it

[DavidPK]

Hi,

At the password screen, hit enter 3 times and you should receive a 'halt code' - post back with this code.

Regards,

DP-K

[DeliPeli]

2MC9431DND

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Enter   74eovf3t9t

Regards,

DP-K

[DeliPeli]

Oh my thank you so much!

[DeliPeli]

My question now is, am I going to have to put in this password every time or is there a way to turn it off?

[DavidPK]

Hi,

You're welcome

You can remove the need for a power on password as follows - use the code from my previous post where necessary.

Shut down the notebook.  Tap away at the esc key as soon as you press the power button to access the Start-up menu and then select f10 to enter the Bios menu.  Use the arrow keys to highlight the Security tab and hit enter.  Use the arrow keys again to highlight power on password and hit enter.  Enter the current password ( use the code in my previous post ) and then for the new password, just leave this blank and hit enter - do the same for the confirmation field.  Press f10, select to save the new settings and hit enter.

Regards,

DP-K