Solved How do I reboot my Laptop when the BIOS settings won't let me?

[zilean0475]

Alright, so I have completed my assembling "Phew". Everything is still the same and I hope it stays like that.
So much for lab day...lol
Thanks for all the help fellas to all who left a comment. I rest my case and my laptop is back up working. I don't need to switch OS's.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Alright, so I have completed my assembling "Phew". Everything is still the same and I hope it stays like that.
So much for lab day...lol
Thanks for all the help fellas to all who left a comment. I rest my case and my laptop is back up working. I don't need to switch OS's.

Woo hoo!! so glad to see it turned out ok mate I did my Toshy L550 the other month had three screws left over and the keypad slightly raised but go it down turned on and nothing - thought well thats that then started thinking about those screws doing some cussing and - now don't laugh I hadn't plugged it in and the battery was flat

 

[TwoCables]

I apologize for doing this, but why do you want to replace Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with Windows 7 Professional 32-bit?

I believe 64 bit are faster than 32 bit but then again it takes alot of memory or RAM for the computer.
I've done research the difference between the two OS's and I used to have a Windows 7 Pro 32 bit before on my home PC and I enjoyed it much better than the 64 bit. In the following link is a discussion the difference the two OS's.

Windows 7 Home Premium vs. Windows 7 Professional - Windows 7 - PC World Australia

I prefer a 32 bit OS because of its liability, other resources that it provides, its ability to last longer than any other OS's and I'm just more used to 32 bit systems than 64 bit.

My laptop is used majority for school, online surfing, music downloading, and webcamming with friends.

How much memory is installed (in gigabytes)?

The only reason I know of for 64-bit being worse than 32-bit is not having enough memory.

I had 4 GB and I went straight from 32-bit XP Professional to 64-bit 7 Home Premium, and I am extremely happy with it - even to this day.

 

[Thorsen]

I wish I had found this thread sooner to advise you that removing the CMOS battery in a laptop will not reset the password. The BIOS in a laptop is different from what is in a desktop. Removing the battery will not reset the password. The chip that is used to store the passwords can retain its info even if the CMOS battery is removed. Its done that way on purpose so if the laptop is lost or stolen the password can't easily be bypassed.

So I am guessing then the CMOS removal didn't remove the password. sorry for having you strip down your laptop. I should have looked into that more. and thanks for the info Alphanumeric, good stuff

 

[alphanumeric]

Stuff like that happens. I do believe the OP got it all back together and everything is working. He didn't break anything so it's not all bad. A lot, and I mean a lot, of people have been caught out thinking it would work just like it does in a desktop PC. There are ways to reset the passwords but the Manufacturers aren't inclined to give that information out unless they really have to. That's why they make you jump though hoops to prove you own the laptop and its not stolen before they will help. Google will give you some insight if you type in the correct search terms. That's really about all I can say on that subject.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Personally I think having passwords on an ordinary everyday users machine just about as ridiculous as it can get.
As for the BIOS I was always under the impression that it was a ROM based fixture that can be altered by software from the manufacturer and the battery just keeps it set ie date time etc

They used to be on the older machines just a flip in flip out chip if my memory serves me right.

 

[alphanumeric]

Personally I think having passwords on an ordinary everyday users machine just about as ridiculous as it can get.
As for the BIOS I was always under the impression that it was a ROM based fixture that can be altered by software from the manufacturer and the battery just keeps it set ie date time etc

They used to be on the older machines just a flip in flip out chip if my memory serves me right.

The BIOS chip is often socketed on desktop motherboards. On desktop motherboards boot order, and other user changeable settings like passwords are stored in volatile memory. If you remove power from the chip those settings are lost and everything reverts to the factory defaults. The actual BIOS code is stored in another section that is non volatile. This section can be rewritten by a BIOS flash but will not be lost if the battery is removed. On a laptop the BIOS passwords are also stored in a non volatile section to make them more secure. Basically you need to know the password to change the password.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hum myself have never come across a passworded one so that why I said it sounded ridiculous. I suppose it would make it secure from the point of theft but a second buyer would be stick if the original owner didn't know it eh?

 

[TwoCables]

lol

"Awesome laptop in brand new condition! Used only once!"

 

[ICIT2LOL]

lol

"Awesome laptop in brand new condition! Used only once!"

Yeah one lady owner, low miles, regularly serviced etc etc I can tell you are a car sales man

 

[TwoCables]

lol

"Awesome laptop in brand new condition! Used only once!"

Yeah one lady owner, low miles, regularly serviced etc etc I can tell you are a car sales man

hehe I probably could be!

"Includes a free game called Guess the Password!"

 

[ICIT2LOL]

lol

"Awesome laptop in brand new condition! Used only once!"

Yeah one lady owner, low miles, regularly serviced etc etc I can tell you are a car sales man

hehe I probably could be!

"Includes a free game called Guess the Password!"

What are you LOL!!

 

[TwoCables]

hehe

 

[alphanumeric]

There are advantages and disadvantages to setting the password. On a corporate laptop you may want the BIOS locked down so nobody can boot from an external device. The person using it doesn't have to know the password. Take it one step further and you have to enter the BIOS password to even boot it up and enter your Windows password. The disadvantage is if it is already set on a laptop you buy second hand. Then you end up in a situation like the OP is in. You don't know what it is so now you can't change it. You also can't change the boot order so reinstalling an OS has now become a major pain. For most people there likely isn't any reason to set any BIOS password. I don't use one on any of my PC's or my laptop. I do use a Windows password on all my PC's though.

 

[Faladu]

Dear OP, Windows lasting has nothing to do with 32-bit/64-bit, it's all the architecture of the CPU and these days and for a long while, we have been into 64-bit CPUs.

What I think is, you ran into LOTS of incompatible software you were used to using, when you switched from 32bit to 64bit Windows, that is the ONLY reason to fall back to 32bit from 64bit, the ONLY ONLY ONLY.

If you try to install a 64-bit OS on a 32-bit CPU, it will stop during install and tell you, so it's not happening, so indeed you have a 64-bit CPU, and features wise 64-bit is superior.... just that compatibility issue is the ONLY thing....

For instance, old old 16-bit games/apps, won't run on 64-bit OS, but WILL on a 32-bit, usually.

YMMV, just thought I should clear that up.

 

[TwoCables]

All consumer Intel CPUs have been 64-bit since the Pentium 4 which was introduced in the spring of 2004.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Dear OP, Windows lasting has nothing to do with 32-bit/64-bit, it's all the architecture of the CPU and these days and for a long while, we have been into 64-bit CPUs.

What I think is, you ran into LOTS of incompatible software you were used to using, when you switched from 32bit to 64bit Windows, that is the ONLY reason to fall back to 32bit from 64bit, the ONLY ONLY ONLY.

If you try to install a 64-bit OS on a 32-bit CPU, it will stop during install and tell you, so it's not happening, so indeed you have a 64-bit CPU, and features wise 64-bit is superior.... just that compatibility issue is the ONLY thing....

For instance, old old 16-bit games/apps, won't run on 64-bit OS, but WILL on a 32-bit, usually.

YMMV, just thought I should clear that up.

Well that laptop does indeed have a 64bit CPU - Intel Corei3-2310M and you might be quite right with the software but haven't heard for awhile what is happening so can't comment on that right now. I agree thatreverting back to a 32bit system is in my mind a retrograde step but I supposeit’s the OP's machine he has to do what he feels is right eh?

 

[Faladu]

That's just FYI, the user can do whatever they want and always do!

 

[ICIT2LOL]

That's just FYI, the user can do whatever they want and always do!

Thanks and appreciated.
Actually the point that I was really saying was we haven't heard for two days now so don't really know what is going on - not having shot at you if that is what I sounded like