Regina,
If it is just a BIOS password, typically all you would need to do is open
the machine up, (laptops can be much more difficult) and locate the system
battery. Usually there is a set of pins located very near the battery that
has a jumper connecting two of the pins. To purge the BIOS password, just
remove the jumper and jump the center pin to the one that was empty, then
switch it back. Your machine should start normally.
Alternatively, if you are unsure about which set of pins, then simply remove
the battery, wait a minute or so, then put it back in there and this will
usually accomplish the same thing.
HTH
Dean Kiley

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Subject: [PCBUILD] Bios password?????

Hi,
My brother passed away a week ago and left us a computer with no 
passwords.  It is a Toshiba computer running xp 2005.  At startup it 
boots into a screen that says 'enter your HDD password' it never gets to 
the windows boot screen.  I'm being told that the only thing I can do is 
send it to Toshiba and they want $425 to fix it.  Any ideas on what to 
do or do I have another paper weight for my desk?
Regina Long
Sapulpa, Ok

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