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i dont know what to do about my computer.  when i turn it on it loads the dell screen and than it goes straight to a black screen and all it says is please enter system password and my computer never came with the password.  either that or i dont have it.  but when the dell loading screen is up i try and hit F2 for settings or whatever that tab is and it wont work.  i dont kno what else to do and i heard it had something to do with the bios. please help

PETER345 · Answer

Dell has great online docs. See here for the location of the password and cmos clear jumpers. Peter

PETER345 · Answer

Why not start with the password first? Resetting the other settings might disable some drives or cause other problems. Also, if you do one at a time, you will know which one solved the problem (presuming one will).

Peter

Boozer15 · Answer

ok ill try that. should i leave my computer plugged in or unplug it? and also what do i do to reset the passwords? like how do i do it on the motherboard

Boozer15 · Answer

i have a 9150 dimension desktop and i tried the battery and power cord thing numerous times and it didnt work.  if u could help me out with the motherboard thing or the cmos settings i dunno how to do that stuff. if u could help that would be sweet

Boozer15 · Answer

should i reset both the passwords and cmos?

PETER345 · Answer

Did you try resetting the passwords? Normally, there is a jumper on the motherboard that will do that. You can also try resetting all of the CMOS settings. Again, there is often a jumper, but you can also pull the battery and power cord and leave it for awhile.

You didn't say what machine you have, so I can't be more specific.

Peter

Boozer15 · Answer

wow dude thanks alot dude it works now. it hasnt worked for a while now. i cant thank you enough

PETER345 · Answer

Here are the complete instructions. Peter

PETER345 · Answer

Glad you got it working! Peter

phil_lvl1tech · Answer

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