After searching the web for hours, I keep on coming back to Dell Support. My warranty is expired, but I really need help unlocking my Dell laptop. More Dell 1d3b Bios Password Reset videos.

Removing The CMOS will have no effect as the secure manager password is stored on an EEPROM which does not require power to keep the information. You need a Secure Manager Administrator password that can be calculated by your service tag. The Dell Secure Manager master password will clear any set Secure Manager password allowing you full access to the bios setup page. Can calculate the Dell Secure Manager master password from your service tag just like Dell Support does. I have two things for you to try.

It is a bugger to get the password out on the Latitude Laptop. Here is a couple of things that I have tried with some success.

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Next power the machine to boot into windows. If your drivers are in for the wireless or Lan card open internet explorer and navigate to Latitude Laptop.com and select suppport, select downloads and enter 6530b. It will take to to page to select the Operating system your using. Select your Operating system and on the driver page you need download the fingerprint reader driver, Latitude Laptop ProtectTools Security Manager 4.10 and Latitude Laptop ProtectTools BIOS Configuration.

Install the fingerprint driver (if needed) Latitude Laptop Protect Tools software and Latitude Laptop ProtectTools BIOS Configuration. After reboot run Latitude Laptop ProtectTools Security Manager For Administrators and choose Bios configuration.

You will see at the top a place for you to enter a password for the BIOS however BIOS will not give you this option alone so set your new BIOS Password and when you restart the machine press F10 to get bios setup, enter your password and choose 'User Management' delete the user under Protect tools User. Select reset fingerprint reader and under TPM select 'reset to factory defaults'. DESCRIPTION: If the BIOS administrator password is not set, and Latitude Laptop ProtectTools security is enabled in Security Manager, then you may not be able to enter the Computer Setup utility at startup as a BIOS administrator. You will only be allowed to enter the setup as a ProtectTools user with limited access. SCOPE: The specific notebook PCs affected by this issue are listed in the Hardware Platforms Affected section at the bottom of this advisory.

RESOLUTION: To resolve this issue, create a BIOS administrator password and delete previous ProtectTools user logs by following this procedure: 1. Download and install the latest SSM utility (Latitude Laptop System Software ManagerVERSION: 2.10 Rev.A SP42536 2. Navigate to c: Program Files Dell Packard SSM. Access biosconfigutility.exe to reset the BIOS administrator password. From a command prompt, navigate to the SSM folder. Type biosconfigutility.exe to start the utility.

A list of commands displays. Type /newsetuppassword:'password' to create a new BIOS administrator password. Close the command window. Restart the notebook PC and press F2 at startup. Log in using the new BIOS administrator password. Choose User Management and delete any previous ProtectTools users.

Save the new settings and exit startup... I once had this same problem with a dell laptop, I never put a password on this computer, and I remember that the laptop's charger died on me, and I bought a new one on eBay, when I received the order shipped by post office, turned on the laptop and it started asking for windows password, I rebooted and then started asking for Bios password, it seemed to me it was being controlled by remote control programs or the computer had a Virus. On another time, a similar problem, but this was replacing a LCD screen i bought on amazon.com, luckily the customer remembered the forgotten password and windows password was not set. Assuming that you have the bios password follow the steps below if you don't have the bios password get it from here: Disabling the Setup Password If You Have Access to the Current Password Step 1 Power down your computer. Start the PC up again, pressing the 'F2' key as soon as it powers up, to enter the BIOS setup program. Step 2 Enter the current setup password to access the settings screen.

Use the arrow keys to highlight 'Setup password,' and use the left and right cursor keys to change to setting to 'not enabled.' Step 3 Press the 'Esc' key to close the system setup program. Ensure you select the option to save your changes. Your computer will restart and the setup password will be disabled.