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Question posted by short8109 on February 8th, 2015

Forgot Bios Password

I set a password for my bios on my dell xps m140 laptop. How can i recover my password or rest bios

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Answer #1: Posted by DellJesse1 on February 9th, 2015 7:29 AM

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You will need to call Dell Support at 1-866-203-6875 and have them generate a bios reset password for you. They will verify ownership of the system and if everything checks out they will provide the reset password.

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Answer #2: Posted by techyagent on February 9th, 2015 5:18 AM

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You have to remove the cmos battery from the mother board and this will reset the motherboard bios.

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