Compaq mini 110. Enter Current Password

vinylmusic

I bought a second hand notebook and no longer have contact with the seller
Now it's asking for Current Password
I haven't a clue what it is
I tried factory reset but the password request comes back too quickly. I can't even get to the BIOS page because it doesn't stay on long enough
I was advised to hit enter 3 times and look for a resulting code but no code came
Just Fatal Error ... System Halted
Removing power and/ battery gets me back to the "Enter current password" page
Could anyone advise

Onlythebest

What's the full alpha numeric code posted after the system halted message?

vinylmusic

There was no code
Only
Password check failed
Fatal Error ...System Halted
Nothing else

Onlythebest

Try it again. You might notice what you didn't before.

Something like CNU9237H1X

vinylmusic

I've tried it several times. all I get is a black screen with
Password check failed
Fatal Error ...System Halted
Nothing else

were

look at this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sxoL301RrE

Onlythebest

.youtube.com/watch?v=5sxoL301RrE

How will that work if they insist there is no alpha-numeric hash?

Onlythebest

vinylmusic wrote: »

I've tried it several times. all I get is a black screen with
Password check failed
Fatal Error ...System Halted
Nothing else

Try pressing F2 or F12 before the third attempt. If you are sure there is no alpha numeric code, we can look at other ways of bypassing the password.

Browntoa

If it's a bios password then there's no bypassing it

This allows you to remove windows passwords

https://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

grumpycrab

Onlythebest wrote: »

Something like CNU9237H1X

If that's the Serial Number it might be on the Service Tag under the battery?

Onlythebest

grumpycrab wrote: »

If that's the Serial Number it might be on the Service Tag under the battery?

It isn't.

https://
i.imgbox.com/ORmv9xPd.jpg