How to remove BIOS password from Toshiba laptops
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.
UPDATE for all Toshiba owners:
Some new Toshiba laptops can start asking for the BIOS password even if it 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 others.
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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April 20th, 2006 at 6:29 am
Worked like a charm! I used it on a Toshiba Tecra 9100. I did connect 18 & 25 as was suggested in one of the later posts.
Thanks!!!
April 3rd, 2006 at 6:24 pm
I couldn’t find a connector and was desparate so I just cut a series of wires and inserted them in the correct holes of the female connector on the laptop and worked good too. Thanks a million for the info.
March 27th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
I´m calling from Brazil.]Lost my password and my model is m45, without a parele port…
Help me please!
March 23rd, 2006 at 12:26 pm
hehe not exactly, I dont know that 18 and 25 were already connected in older cables …I find one in my junk and It doesn’t looks very new xD .
Btw, for the ppl , just check your cable and the order above and it will work in most cases.
March 22nd, 2006 at 4:03 pm
Hey Steel,
Thank you for your comment. When I built the BIOS removal plug, I used an old printer cable and just cut off the connector. And pins 18-25 were already connected on my connector. I believe pins 18-25 would be connected if you use an old printer cable. I guess you just bought a new connector and that’s why you had some problems.
Thanks again for you comment, I guess it would be useful for many users.
March 22nd, 2006 at 3:41 pm
I tried with this plug, but not works. I tried on a satellite a15 sp127
then I try joining the wires from pins 18 and 25 ,
..but nothing..
so , the new order was:
1-5-10, 2-11, 3-17, 4-12, 6-16, 7-13, 8-14, 9-15, 18-25
and.. voila! It works . Hope this help someone.
March 20th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Or you could just do as per this http://www.mdgx.com/newtip20.htm#DBP which I have tested and it works as detailed http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=159381
March 9th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
Any one know where to fine more of this tips/tools for desktops and laptops? Greetings from Mexico!
March 9th, 2006 at 2:15 pm
EXCELLENT! Unfortunaly I read this after dissasembling the hole laptop looking for a batt. to remove an clear the CMOS.
Well, any way this is a great and very useful tool! Congrats!
March 7th, 2006 at 3:46 am
I love this move Mr. Laptop guy. It’s so awesome. I’m yet to try it but I feel it’ll surely work. My lil sis played with my Toshiba and somehow locked it. I’ll give you feedback ASAP. Thanks.