first, he cannot locate the battery since it is on the motherboard and unless you open the case you cannot get at it. Also, just disconnecting the battery won't necessarily resolve the BIOS password since some motherboards put the password into flash ROM and you actually have to change a jumper then power it up to erase the password. - I am not sure whether the HP 6530b fits that category or not.
Next, he does not need to access the BIOS to encrypt the hard drive. That option is available as a windows folder property and is available with WinXP and Vista - no extra software required. But beware, if he is wanting to change his windows login password he would need to unencrypt his data first, change his password, then re-encrypt (otherwise he will not be able to access his data) On May 12, 5:02 pm, Dentist <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > I have this problem, My friend put a BIOS password to access the bios > setup on an HP 6530b, now he doesnt want to lose the warranty by > unscrewing and open the device...and he is unable to locate the > battery so he can reset settings. but still can unscrew the keyboard > if it helps. > Please ppl, anyone has a clue on how to solve this problem , please > advice.. > ah, i forgot to mention why he needs to access the BIOS... he needs > to encrypt the harddrive so he keeps his data safe, and as far as he > said, the locking software needs to encrypt the drive according to the > BIOS password. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
