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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November 20th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
JUEL,
The parallel port plug should fix it.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Hi
I have toshiba satellite 1415-s123 laptop and all of a suden
there power on pass word pope pls help me?
October 29th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Dave,
Did you buy this laptop in the United States? Are you the registered owner?
If yes, call Toshiba and they will clear the BIOS password at no charge. Just mention that the laptop set the BIOS password on its own.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:19 am
p/s give me the solution about Bios Password reset mechanism for Toshiba Satellite A200
September 27th, 2009 at 6:28 am
hi
plz kindly help me to remove the password of Toshiba satellite A100 and some word is there PASCLE like that it is asking the password first like…………and i m pressing the numerical keys as 1234 and again after few mints it is going to like some boot like that and again it is asking password even at second time i press the same 1234 then after it is going to in off then again i have to start the laptop by pressing power onn button and same messege it shoing enter the password again 1234 again laptop off in this condition wht shall i do plz kindly help me my mail id is samsamsung52 AT yahoo.com.
Note:-
Before this there was full of virus in my laptop satellite A100
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:18 am
johne,
Will not work on Toshiba laptops. You have to bypass the BIOS password before you can do anything with the laptop. You cannot boot from a floppy or CD unless the BIOS password is entered.
September 21st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
This information is intended for experienced users. It is not intended for basic users, hackers, or computer thieves. Please do not try any of following procedures if you are not familiar with computer hardware. I’ll not be responsible for the use or misuse of this information, including personal injury, loss of data or hardware damage. So use it at your own risk.
A. By Using the Motherboard Jumper:
In most motherboards CMOS battery is soldered, which makes it difficult to remove the battery. In this case we use another method.
Almost all motherboards contain a jumper that can clear all CMOS settings along with the BIOS password. The location of this jumper varies depending upon the motherboard brand. You should read your motherboard manual to check its location. If you don’t have the manual then look for the jumpers near the CMOS battery. Most of the manufacturer label the jumper as CLR, CLEAR, CLEAR CMOS, etc.
When you find the jumper, look carefully. There will be 3 pins and the jumper will be joining the center pin to either left or right pin. What you need to do, is remove the jumper and join the center pin to the opposite pin. e.g. if the jumper joins center pin to left pin, then remove it and join center pin to right pin. Now wait for a few seconds and then again remove the jumper and join the center pin to left pin.
Make sure to turn the PC off before opening the cabinet and resetting the jumper.
B. By Using Software:
I have found that BIOS/CMOS Password Recovery Tool is the most effective.:
BIOS/CMOS Password Recovery Tool is a program that works instantly to remove any lost or forgotten BIOS/CMOS password. Simply boot your PC to DOS and execute the program, and get access to forgotten BIOS/CMOS passwords in just seconds