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07-14-2024 02:19 AM
So, I have a HP Spectre x360 laptop, which I forgot the bios password because I set it like 2 years ago and never went into the BIOS again. So I decided to get a HP Spare key. I looked up tutorials online but that was no help. Can anyone help me make a HP Spare key?
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07-14-2024 05:26 PM
Any spare key you make will only be for Windows, not for the BIOS.
BIOS (and Power-On) passwords are encoded into the firmware on the motherboard and we have no access of any kind to that.
There is no MASTER BIOS password that works on all PCs or even on all HP PCs. That is an "urban legend" that is simply untrue. If there were such passwords, they would have been posted on the Internet and there would be no value in setting BIOS passwords.
Removing or replacing the BIOS chip does not reset the password, nor does removing the CMOS battery, nor does shorting out the CMOS battery leads.
HP policy is NOT to reset BIOS passwords on existing motherboards.
I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
07-14-2024 05:26 PM
Any spare key you make will only be for Windows, not for the BIOS.
BIOS (and Power-On) passwords are encoded into the firmware on the motherboard and we have no access of any kind to that.
There is no MASTER BIOS password that works on all PCs or even on all HP PCs. That is an "urban legend" that is simply untrue. If there were such passwords, they would have been posted on the Internet and there would be no value in setting BIOS passwords.
Removing or replacing the BIOS chip does not reset the password, nor does removing the CMOS battery, nor does shorting out the CMOS battery leads.
HP policy is NOT to reset BIOS passwords on existing motherboards.
I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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