Enter current password

[bellechic85]

Hello ! I have a problem with my hp mini 110. It's asking me to enter current password and I've entered all passwords possible that I could remember ... The p/n is :- VA714UA#ABA. Model number : HP mini 110- 1030NR. What do I need to do ? 😳

[DavidPK]

@bellechic85

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

Regards,

DP-K

[bellechic85]

Hi David ! Thanks for the reply .. Where's the code ?

[bellechic85]

@DavidPK ... Hi David ! Thanks for the reply .. Where's the code ?

[bellechic85]

All I'm getting after hitting enter three times is password check failed
Fatal error... System halted
CNU9293FZM

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

@bellechic85

Enter:     e9lo7of804     ( Note that the 3rd character is a lower case L and the 9th is Zero )

Regards,

DP-K

[bellechic85]

Thank you sooo much David ! It went through :).. The only other problem is that it's "looping" on start up so its bringing me back to the password screen again

[bellechic85]

I guess they call it the "blue screen of death" 😯

[DavidPK]

Hi,

You're welcome

First of all, 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.

When done, shutdown the notebook. 

Tap away at the esc key as you start the notebook to enter the Start-up Menu.  Select the Bios option ( f10 ) and under the Advanced or Diagnostic tab you should find the facility to run tests on both the Hard Drive and Memory.

Note:  If the option to run these tests is not available in the Bios Menu, use the f2 diagnostic menu instead.

Regards,

DP-K

[bellechic85]

Thank u sooo much :)... It's now running the tests