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Laptop won't boot up.
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Try asking on the Dell forum, they can be quite helpful.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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Try password: Dell or look here: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/CmosPwd
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Finally look here: http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/product_support/product_support_central?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~ck=anavml0 -
Thanks, I did come across that page whilst googling but I'm not sure what I need to do with it.0
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Did 'Dell' work?0
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No Dell didn't work.0
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Ok thank you for your help.0
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I went into setup and put a password on then tried to log in using that but it still wouldn't work.
That's the bios password.I have tried the suggestion in post #2 and burnt the CD. However, my laptop won't let me change it to boot from the CD it tells me its locked and I need to enter the password to change the boot order. Is there anything else I can try please.
Enter the password you changed above.0 -
I tried that as well but it didn't work. I have removed the bios password now.0
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