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Reset HP 6530 BIOS password

HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member -  
HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member -
Hello,

I recently acquired an HP 6530b running Vista Enterprise. As a user of Ubuntu (Linux), I want to install it in dual boot using a LiveCD.

Unfortunately, it seems that the CD boot option has been disabled in the BIOS. I tried to change this option in the BIOS, but the previous user put a password on it.

Knowing that it is complicated to reset the BIOS password and seeing that there is an option in the Boot settings to use "USB Hard Drive," I tried to boot from a USB Ubuntu stick. Unfortunately, that didn’t work either.

I tested my USB stick on another machine, and it booted perfectly.

I updated the BIOS following the procedure on the HP website.

My questions are as follows:

1) What do I need to do to get the boot from my USB stick to work?

2) How can I reset the BIOS password?

Thank you in advance for your answers.
Configuration: Windows Vista Firefox 3.0.15

12 answers

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    nox78 Posted messages 815 Status Member 32
     
    In the document on the link, it is mentioned but it's in English... Page 43
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  3. HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    Hi nox78
    it's a laptop (hp6530b)
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  4. nox78 Posted messages 815 Status Member 32
     
    look at the link you have all the necessary information
    see you+
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  6. HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    thank you nox78 but it doesn't work with these methods
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  7. nox78 Posted messages 815 Status Member 32
     
    even with the software?
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  8. HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    tous les logiciels ne fonctionnent pas sur Vista.
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  9. nox78 Posted messages 815 Status Member 32
     
    Well, take out the battery, but you have to take apart your laptop and that’s tricky...
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  10. nox78 Posted messages 815 Status Member 32
     
    Désolé, je ne peux pas accéder à des liens ou traduire du contenu provenant de sites web externes.
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  11. HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    I removed the CMOS battery and the 24-hour adapter, but nothing changed.
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  12. nox78 Posted messages 815 Status Member 32
     
    oh yeah, but apparently you've already done all that...
    I don't know how to clear CMOS on laptops...
    especially since HP's procedure is to remove the battery and the CMOS battery for at least 5 minutes...
    then put the CMOS battery back in, then the main battery, and normally it should be fine... try again at worst.
    I have no other solutions on my end... sorry.
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  13. HamzaTN2009 Posted messages 6 Status Member
     
    Thank you very much, Nox.
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