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‎05-18-2025 11:11 PM

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Product: HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation IDS Base Model

Hi HP Community,

I recently received an HP ZBook 15 G5 from an organization that used it for business purposes. It works fine, but the BIOS has an Admin password set, which is preventing me from updating system firmware or changing certain settings.

I now fully own this laptop, and I would like to either reset or remove the BIOS Admin password so I can perform firmware updates and manage settings freely.

Could someone guide me on:

  • How to reset the BIOS password officially?

  • Whether HP can help with an SMC.bin file or unlock procedure?

I'd appreciate any official instructions or links to get this resolved the right way.

Thanks in advance!

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