new laptop: BIOS locked by password

[Chalky Emultion]

Hi,

I bought a new laptop (MSI GE60 0ND), but the BIOS appears to be locked by a password... How can I bybass it?

 

[jeremy1234]

If you know how to take it apart there should be a small silver battery that looks like a watch battery but its about the size of a quarter. Pull it out and put it back in.. But this will also clear the BIOS settings.

 

[LMiller7]

Contact the manufacturer and be prepared to prove ownership. Unlike in desktops, BIOS passwords are not stored in the CMOS so clearing it will accomplish nothing.

 

[AddRAM]

Take it back, a bios, even on a laptop shouldn`t have a password unless you give it one.

 

[Chalky Emultion]

IN MSI site, in BIOS download section, there is an update for my notebook saying:

1. Radio Switch device only exists for Windows 8.
2. Solve the problem of abnormal password window when first boot priority is IP4/IP6,.
3. Solve the problem of abnormal problem of resume from S4 after disable/enable Full Screen Logo Display.
4. Solve abnormal Nvidia GPU frequency problem.

What does it mean the point 2?

 

[alphanumeric]

What makes you think the BIOS is passworded? A brand new out of the box PC should not have a BIOS password. And as mentioned, removing the BIOS/CMOS battery will not reset the BIOS password on a laptop. It's stored differently than on a desktop PC and its done that way on purpose. Its to make it as hard as possible to bypass the password in case your laptop is lost or stolen.

 

[Chalky Emultion]

What makes you think the BIOS is passworded? A brand new out of the box PC should not have a BIOS password. And as mentioned, removing the BIOS/CMOS battery will not reset the BIOS password on a laptop. It's stored differently than on a desktop PC and its done that way on purpose. Its to make it as hard as possible to bypass the password in case your laptop is lost or stolen.

the bios IS passworded because it asks me a password to enter in BIOS.

 

[alphanumeric]

What makes you think the BIOS is passworded? A brand new out of the box PC should not have a BIOS password. And as mentioned, removing the BIOS/CMOS battery will not reset the BIOS password on a laptop. It's stored differently than on a desktop PC and its done that way on purpose. Its to make it as hard as possible to bypass the password in case your laptop is lost or stolen.

the bios IS passworded because it asks me a password to enter in BIOS.

I'd return it, that should never happen, somebodies messed with it.

 

[Chalky Emultion]

No ways to remove the password without returning it?

 

[LMiller7]

No ways to remove the password without returning it?

A BIOS password on a laptop is a security measure. If it were easy to remove it would serve no purpose. Contact the manufacturer.

 

[alphanumeric]

No ways to remove the password without returning it?

There are ways but it not a good idea to talk about them here. Don't take this the wrong way but we have no way to know that this laptop wasn't lost or stolen. Telling you how to cheat the password would just get us in trouble with the admins. If you call the manufacturer and can prove ownership they should be able to help you sort it out. That or return it, that's the best advice I can give you. Good luck.

 

[Chalky Emultion]

I think I'll return it... Thanks for your help.

 

[Barman58]

More and more manufacturers are adding extra security to laptops, some, like dell, are actually adding an extra layer of security to laptops designed for the business market, especially since well publicized incidents of laptops being mislaid that contained critical government information

This can sometimes be accidentally triggered by a power spike - in the case of Dell systems the password may be discovered by use of a software program, from the ID and serial numbers - this program is only available to the official support centres.

If you contact your manufacturers and can provide suitable proof of ownership they may be able to supply you with a password via email and thus not require the system to be physically returned

 

[Chalky Emultion]

Thank you. Now I'll try to contact MSI.
Also If I register my product could I receive more assistance?

 

[Barman58]

It's always a good idea to register, the more information the manufacturer has the more quickly any issues tend to be solved

 

[Chalky Emultion]

I hope they will dolce this annoying issue.. If they will not, I'll send back this laptop....