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Question posted by rcbuy on January 25th, 2014

How To Unlock Presario Cq57 Bios

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Answer #1: Posted by cooltechagent on January 25th, 2014 10:36 AM
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If you have setup a password in BIOS and you forget it, only way to unlock is by getting MASTER PASSWORD from HP



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