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Your heart sinks. You didn’t set a BIOS password. Your IT department didn’t mention one. But due to a security feature triggered by a hardware change (like replacing a dead CMOS battery or a motherboard), the laptop is now a $1,500 paperweight.
If you own the laptop: This is a cool party trick to unlock your own property.
Enter this exact alphanumeric string into the generator site.
Your heart sinks. You didn’t set a BIOS password. Your IT department didn’t mention one. But due to a security feature triggered by a hardware change (like replacing a dead CMOS battery or a motherboard), the laptop is now a $1,500 paperweight.
If you own the laptop: This is a cool party trick to unlock your own property.