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Asus EeeBook X205TA: How do I reset my BIOS password on newer ASUS laptops?

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:58:48 -0700

I was playing around with the BIOS settings and somehow I fat fingered the password not once, but twice.. and now I'm locked out of the computer entirely. I was trying to figure out what the difference was between the "User" password, and the "Administrator" password - and the difference is that "User" won't allow the system to boot at all without that password.

I've tried pulling the main power from the tiny little motherboard, and this appears to make no difference with these newer laptops which don't have specific bios batteries to remove. Any suggestions?

⟐ Commented 8월 27, 2024 at 11:58 GMT-7

Asus Laptop: Why my asus laptop is running very slow

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:42:34 -0700

i had this laptop since one year with i5 intel processor and for some reson my asus laptop works very slow and it makes trouble for me . it takes long to be boot.should i upgrade my ram

⟐ Commented 3월 14, 2026 at 12:42 GMT-7

Lenovo IdeaPad U350: Why is my laptop randomly shutting itself off?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:16:26 -0700

Lately my IdeaPad U350 has been shutting itself down without any prompt or notification. It's not the normal Windows shutdown, either. The screen just goes black and it turns off immediately. Sometimes it will work for an hour before this happens, and sometimes less. I noticed that if I let it sit off for a while between shutdowns, it will last a bit longer. Any help is appreciated.

⟐ Answered 3월 19, 2026 at 0:16 GMT-7

Acer Aspire: No Bootable Device Found

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 06:40:33 -0700

I have an Acer Aspire V3-371 Series laptop here and it can't boot as it cannot find any Bootable device. I originally tried to reinstall Windows, that didn't work. So I tested the original HDD. It was defect to some degree. So I changed it out for a new one and installed Windows again. The PC worked! But just for a week or so before the exact same problem occurred again... Now I'm out of ideas what it could be.

⟐ Commented 3월 10, 2024 at 6:40 GMT-7

ASUS F550: Keyboard Backlight not working.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:48:46 -0700

On my Asus FX550VX I cannot turn on the keyboard backlight. The fn+F4 or the fn+F3 does not turn it on or off. fn+F3 opens the outlook mail and the fn+F4 opens my browser. How do I turn on the keyboard backlight?

⟐ Commented 12월 07, 2022 at 7:48 GMT-7

Asus Eee PC 1005HA: I forgot my bios password

Sat, 28 Oct 2023 01:01:38 -0700

how to ground or reset the bios chip-set in my net book, asus eee pc seashell series. there is no jumper and if i unplug the cmos battery and plug it, the password is still there.it is a start up password..i cant operate my net book because of the password..i cant remember my password..please help me. thanks

⟐ Answered 10월 28, 2023 at 1:01 GMT-7

Samsung Chromebook Series 3: Mouse pad buttons not popping back up after clicked

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 14:08:29 -0700

I help out at the school computer lab and we have about 70 chrome books. I would say at least ten of them are suffering from this problem. To describe the problem in further detail when you click the left or the right button on the track pad the buttons dont pop back up and there is no click it just sags down when you click it and sags back up once you have let go

⟐ Commented 1월 28, 2023 at 14:08 GMT-7

Compaq Laptop: lost my password(LOCKED OUT OF THE SYSTEM)

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:13:09 -0700

I'm locked out of my system, i kinda forgot my password and i'm locked out and i have work to do.... please...

COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ56 WINDOWS 7 STARTER...

⟐ Answered 10월 30, 2024 at 10:13 GMT-7

Dell Latitude E6400: cant get past admin. password.Just bought it at a yard sale

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:18:59 -0700

How do I get past the admin.password.I bought used at yardsale.Ineed to reformat

⟐ Commented 10월 18, 2021 at 12:18 GMT-7

Dell Inspiron 15-3521: Why is my laptop not charging?

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:01:26 -0700

I have the power cord plugged in and my computer will turn on but when I take it out, the computer shuts off.

⟐ Answered 3월 11, 2026 at 4:01 GMT-7

Gateway NV52: Why won't my laptop turn on?

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 01:48:25 -0700

I am having a hard time turning my laptop on recently. I have tried multiple times to power my laptop by simply pressing but also holding down the power button. I have also attempted to take out the battery and leave it out for a period of time but nothing seems to work.

⟐ Answered 2월 01, 2026 at 1:48 GMT-7

Acer Aspire V5: No Access to ACER ASPIRE V5 471 Bios (Operating System Not found)

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:44:12 -0700

I was planning to reinstall Windows 8.1 on my laptop. I did by using a usb flash drive by using the legacy bios boot mode because it will not boot from it on uefi. It Installed perfectly but every time it started up it will be in legacy bios. 2 days after I tried to start it up by came up with the message os not found. I have tried f2,f8, f10 and f12 neither have worked. I cannot access recovery. I hope there is a solution to this as soon as possible because I need my computer back by next week

⟐ Answered 2월 07, 2024 at 23:44 GMT-7

Acer Aspire: My Acer Aspire E1-531 suddenly won't power on?

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:36:47 -0700

I have an Acer Aspire E1-531. It's only 1.5 years old. Won't power on, lights that used to light when the charger is plugged in, don't light now.

It was working fine then got the 20% battery warning and while plugging in the charger, it powered off and will not power back on. The port for the charger is right next to the power button and I may have been pushing the power button while trying to plug in the charger.

Tried resetting it (took out battery and held power button for 30 secs) and I took it to Office Depot where they tested it with a different charger (with and without the battery in) to no avail.

⟐ Answered 11월 06, 2025 at 0:36 GMT-7

Sony VAIO PCG-3E2L: My "Enter key" on my keyboard is not working.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:09:04 -0700

The "Enter key" on my Sony VAIO PCG-3E2L is responded when I pressed it. All other keys are working properly. Do I have to replace the whole keyboard pad?

⟐ Commented 3월 13, 2022 at 10:09 GMT-7

Asus X55C: Laptop Screen shows Pink/Green Horizontal Lines at the bottom.

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:14:01 -0700

I have no idea how did this happen.

I left it on while I was sleeping and when I woke up in the morning, it already has these pink lines (when on white background) or green lines (when on black background).

⟐ Commented 9월 25, 2025 at 22:14 GMT-7

Acer Laptop: Why my acer laptop wireless internet is not working?

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:29:48 -0700

i have a acer laptop but all of the suddan my acer laptop wireless internet is not working but all other devices are connected with router at my home . please help

⟐ Answered 10월 15, 2022 at 12:29 GMT-7

Asus Transformer T100: How to reset BIOS?

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:26:43 -0700

In Asus T100 is there BIOS battery?

Or do I just remove battery for several minutes?

Or maybe anyone have Rescue Password for 2012/01/01?

⟐ Answered 12월 25, 2025 at 0:26 GMT-7

Toshiba Satellite P55W: Fully charged, won't turn on anymore

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:09:10 -0700

When it dies, I will charge it until the icon on the front shows charged, but it still won't turn on. Sometimes randomly it will turn on, but then it won't anymore. It has been fully charged for days now but refuses to boot up. Beyond frustrating!!! Please help!

⟐ Commented 10월 01, 2023 at 2:09 GMT-7

Acer Aspire: Acer Aspire E15 screen off with power supply connected

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:19:54 -0700

The screen goes blank when the power supply is plugged in, but it works fine when it’s just working on battery power. I have already rebooted the computer but the same thing happens.

⟐ Answer edited 1월 08, 2021 at 13:19 GMT-7

Dell Latitude E5400: How to remove bios password?

Fri, 02 May 2025 08:30:34 -0700

I would like to reinstall windows vista OS on my dell latitude e5400 but I do not know the bios password to change the boot drive sequence.

The Systemem Number: 8M6F5N1-2A7B

⟐ Commented 5월 02, 2025 at 8:30 GMT-7