You can use this plug to remove or clear the BIOS password from older Toshiba laptops. I tested the plug and it successfully cleared the BIOS password from Toshiba Satellite 1415, Satellite 1800 and Satellite Pro 6100. Using the plug you should be able to remove a BIOS password from most Pentium III Toshiba laptops and from some Pentium IV laptops. To make a password removal tool you need a DB25 plug from a parallel printer cable (cable with a plug that you can take apart), a solder gun and 30-40 minutes of your time.
Cut a DB25 connector off an old parallel printer cable and remove screws to disassemble the plug. The wires should be long enough to strip the ends and solder them.
All pins on the connector are marked from 1 to 25 and you should connect and solder together the wires from the following pins:
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1+5+10 |
2+11 |
3+17 |
4+12 |
6+16 |
7+13 |
8+14 |
9+15 |
On some connectors pins 18 through 25 are already connected. If they are not connected, connect them. Do not connect a wire from pins 18-25 and a ground wire to anything, just insulate it with electrical tape and leave alone.
Carefully fold the wires, put wires inside the DB25 connector and assemble the connector.
How to use the Toshiba BIOS password removal tool: connect the plug to the parallel port on your Toshiba laptop and turn on the laptop. You should bypass the BIOS password and the laptop will boot directly to the operating system.
You can find and purchase the BIOS removal plug here. Before you buy, make sure it works with your Toshiba laptop.
UPDATE for all Toshiba owners:
Some newer Toshiba laptops can start asking for the BIOS password even if the password has never been set. This affects the following models: Satellite A100, A105, A130, A135, A200, A205, L35, M200, M205, P100, P105, P200, P205 and probably some other models.
Before you can use the laptop, the BIOS password has to be cleared.
What can you do? Read this official support bulletin for more information. In this bulletin you’ll find a full list of Toshiba laptops affected by this problem.
If you have one of these laptops and it set the BIOS password on its own, Toshiba will clear the password at no charge. Read the bulletin.
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March 26th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Do this work on a toshiba m400 protege?
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I have a A-105,im not sure if this will work with this model…..if its possible i’d like some feedback if it will work…..please.
March 20th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Toshiba Satellite A215-S5839 password??? How to figure this out???
March 20th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Need help people, I’ve been up and down the net, yet have not found an answer to my question which is. (How to reset a toshiba a215-s5839 password). I found notes for what seems every other model except this one. Please help thank you.
March 17th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!, but you do not need a db25 just get some thin solid core wire and stick it directly into the 25 slots in the back of the laptop and twist the ends with tape accordingly and ” look mom no solder” it worked great this way thanks and special thanks to pc warehouse you guys really know your stuff and a word to the bios yeah f**k you biatch!!
March 4th, 2009 at 11:36 am
what about the comoputers that has´nt the serial port?
February 28th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Richard Rubin,
Are you looking for this connector in order to make the BIOS password removal tool?
If you cannot find it locally, you can order one from the Internet. Check out here.
February 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
please help me i live in new jersey, i beg of anyone out there i called some places and they told me no, if you live with in 4 hours i will come to you or pay for one please help me
February 26th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Richard Rubin,
Usually you can find one in a local PC recycle store. You can buy it cheap.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
ANYONE HAVE ONE THEY CAN SEND ME OR TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET A DB25 THAT I CAN SCREW IT OFF.