You have two options: Pay a locksmith $150 to read a chip on the motherboard, or throw the computer in the trash.
So, next time you see a "Broken BIOS Lock" Dell on eBay for $20, buy it. You now have the skeleton key. www.bios-pw.org dell
Because Dell quietly fixed the algorithm in their 2020+ models (Latitude 5xxx/7xxx series and newer). On modern hardware with TPM 2.0 and BIOS Guard, this trick . You have two options: Pay a locksmith $150
When you see that padlock screen, there is a unique "Hardware ID" or error code (e.g., #1234-5678 ). That code is mathematically tied to the Service Tag. www.bios-pw.org (and its sister site, bios-pw.org) is a simple, static HTML page that runs entirely in your browser. It doesn't send your data to a hacker in Russia. It doesn't require a credit card. It is a reverse-engineered algorithm that does in 0.3 seconds what Dell's official support line takes three days to do. Because Dell quietly fixed the algorithm in their
We have all felt that cold chill.
Or, you type a very specific web address into your phone: . The "Asset Tag" Conspiracy Here is the secret that Dell resellers don't want you to know: Most Dell BIOS locks aren't actually "secure."