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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February 17th, 2008 at 9:54 am
It’s work for Toshiba satellite 230CX
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Here’s an update. Today I got my second Toshiba Satellite M105 notebook with the same BIOS password related problem. The customer complained that even though he didn’t set any password for BIOS, the laptop started asking for the BIOS password on startup. The previous customer also said that he didn’t setup any password, but I didn’t pay attention to it and just erased the password. But when I got the second unit with a very similar problem, I decided to find out what is wrong. I noticed that the laptop has the BIOS version 1.20. I went to Toshiba website and found that the latest version is 2.20 and there are tons of changes and updates since v1.20. BUT one particular updated got my attention more then other updates. Here’s a quote from the BIOS update list: “Added a workaround for a BIOS password anomaly”. I don’t really know what it means but I think it’s somehow related to the problem reported by the customers.
So guys, if you have Toshiba Satellite M105 laptop check for the BIOS version. It might happen that the laptop might ask you for the password even though you didn’t set it up.
September 6th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
i am so amazed, grateful & cant wait to pass info on this site on to others!!!!!!!! My toshiba Satellite A45- S151 wouldn’t get pass the bios system password screen. I didnt have the passcode because a friend of mines from college needed to use my laptop for a “very important” class project. Well, I lended it to her because i wanted to be nice and be there for a friend… Well, when she brought it back to me 1 day after that, I couldnt get pass the passcode black and white screen….
Everywhere else i went wanted to charge over $300 which I didnt have… Oh well, at the public library, I came to this site and got the help i needed…. I just followed the instructions listed and WWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!
IT REALLY WORKS!!!!!!!!!!
IT WORKED ON MODEL : TOSHIBA SATELLITE A45- S151 / PENTIUM 4 LAPTOP
May 31st, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Shazli,
I am not familiar with this model at all. I repair laptops sold in the USA.
May 31st, 2006 at 3:40 pm
how to remove bios bassword from tosipa laptop model no psm70e-01500qg3 model name m70-131
May 28th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Hi Lisa,
I know only one way to reset the BIOS password on Toshiba Satellite A10 – the parallel port plug.
May 25th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
i have a toshiba a10 but has not paralel port ,is there any other way to do it please help
May 24th, 2006 at 6:44 am
I lost my password for a laptop Toshiba M45-S169 and i don`t no how to skip the bios password.Please help me,but without paralel port
May 10th, 2006 at 10:03 am
Hey Brian,
If this plug is assembled correctly it will work on Satellite A10. Pins 18 through 25 must be connected (18+19+….+24+25).
May 10th, 2006 at 9:58 am
Followed directions but no go on a10 psa10u are 18 “and” 25 connected ? or 18 “Through” 25?
some help please!!!!!!!!!!