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:
| 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.
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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.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:20 am
How to remove BIOS password from Toshiba laptops
but I don’t have parallel port on my laptop
toshiba a8-10f
August 10th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I have a P305D-S8818 locked with the damm power on password. Can someone please help me out with this? The tricks above don’t work. Please email me at darby_510@hotmail.com
July 30th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Hello, I work as a certified technician in Toshiba and i can unlock ANY MODEL of toshiba. If anyone have questions feel free to write me to conradodav_at_hotmail.com.
Satellite TECRA, QOSMIO, SATELLITE, SATELLITE PRO, PORTEGE BIOS PASSWORD UNLOCKER
July 26th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Thank you for Help …
But My TOSHIBA IS Pentum IV that is mean thers no LPT1 connector ….
How I can reset my PASSWORD
Thanx
July 12th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Tom,
If your laptop doesn’t have LPT port most likely it’s a newer model. The Parallel plug will not work on newer models.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:42 am
hi Dongle works on a lot of models – but whats about the Models which have no LPT Port ???? I heard about a USB Stick – do anyone know something About ???
June 17th, 2008 at 12:19 am
This site is very informative. Was able to remove the password of my laptop by just following the instruction. If you don’t have a DB25 you can actually you use copper wires which is enough to fit the hole then follow the sequence of short circuiting the wires.
Thank you so much for this website. Hope it can help others too.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Nurain,
This is a known problem with some newer Toshiba laptops, including Satellite A130/A135 series. This is related to a glitch in the BIOS. You can send your laptop to Toshiba or take it to the local authorized repair center. They will clear the BIOS password on this model at no charge even if your laptop is out of warranty.
May 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
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