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Question posted by epasino07 on December 16th, 2015

Bios Password Reset For Toshiba A205-s5871

please I forgot my tosiba satellite A205-S5871 password how can I reset it. Thank you.

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on December 16th, 2015 2:53 AM

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Hi. Below are your options from Microsoft :

If you've forgotten your Windows password and you're on a domain, you should contact your system administrator to reset your password. If you're not on a domain, you can reset your password by using a password reset disk or by using an administrator account. For more information, see Create a password reset disk or Reset your Windows password.

If you forget the administrator password and don't have a password reset disk or another administrator account, you won't be able to reset the password. If there are no other user accounts on the computer, you won't be able to log on to Windows and will need to re-install Windows.

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Answer #2: Posted by AbhishekSharma on December 16th, 2015 10:09 AM

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I had the same problem also. One of my friend's laptop was locked with a the bios password. it took me all night and reading 100s of blogs like this to figure it out. Its obvious that the bios has to be reset to change the password. It is almost next to impossible to get to the CMOS battery without damaging the laptop. after comaparing the blogs that worked from different models. I realized that i needed to look for the JI jumper and bridge them. It is located beneth the 2 RAM mondules. Remove both memory sticks and bellow them you will see the J1 jumper. I uploaded a jpg image so that you can see exactly where it is. Bridge for about 30 seconds. Replace battery, RAM and the Power up. presto you have cleared the CMOS.I did this with the battery, laptop plugged out and powered off.

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Answer #3: Posted by tim0000 on December 16th, 2015 5:09 AM

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You can reset the password by removing the CMOS battery for 2 minutes to reset the password

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