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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September 29th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Guys with A105 and A215.
If you are the owner of the laptop and it’s registered on your name, you can call Toshiba and ask them to remove the BIOS password. According to the support bulletin I mentioned in the post they will clear the password at no charge.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
i have a toshiba satellite a 215sp4027 but tis computer no have parallel port how can i do? i need unlook
i can´t acces to bios
help me please
September 28th, 2008 at 1:46 am
i have laptop toshiba satellir A105 how i can remove password bois ???
can any one help me ????
September 19th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Zoran,
Check the wiring, make sure all wires are soldered correctly. This parallel plug should work for Satellite 4030 series.
September 18th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
How to remove BIOS password from Toshiba 4030cdt laptop. I tried with paraller port, but it’s not working.
September 14th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Can you provide colour codes, because the cable I have is not numbered.
September 11th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Works like a charm when it is wired right, I missed a wire when I originally wired this plug and of course it did not work but after I checked my wiring and corrected the problem I turned the 1415 on and straight to windows we went. Also I did connect all of the extra wires together
Thanks
Ed
September 9th, 2008 at 9:18 am
I need to remove a cmos password on my L35 satellite laptop. I had a friend messing with cmos asking me a password for it. I think he entered one and now I can’t remove it.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
samer,
Only an authorized Toshiba technician can remove the BIOS password from a Tecra A8 laptop. The parallel plug will not work, there are no jumpers to short. The technician will have to call to Toshiba and get a special code to unlock your laptop. There is no other way besides taking it to the repair center or replacing the motherboard.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Mulkman,
This parallel plug will not work on newer Toshiba laptops. You can take your laptop to the authorized repair service center and they should remove the password at no charge.