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Question posted by Griff8587 on September 1st, 2015

How To Find Bios Reset Solder Pads Location On Toshiba Satellite U400 Laptop

Im in need of resetting the BIOS Password from my toshiba satellite u400. I do see a set of solder pads that are triangle in shape located near the ram under the plastic film. I just want to make sure these are the correct ones to short out because in the past i have ruined a laptop and cant afford to have it happen to this one.

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on September 2nd, 2015 12:42 AM

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There are two solder pads (jumpers) under the black plastic under the Ram slot with the bar codes. They are labeled "PAD###" Partially peel the plastic using a heat gun or hair dryer to make it easier. Remove the battery, and only remove one of the two ram sticks or it probably won't work. Hold a small flat head srewdriver and short those two pads out while turning on the laptop. When you don't see the password prompt, you can let go of the short, if it still prompts for a pssword then you didn't do it right. Turn it off and do it again. Make sure you short it out correctly. Afterwards, boot into Windows and download the latest Bios from Toshiba's website.

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User Guide - Page 1

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User Guide - Page 2

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User Guide - Page 9

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