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hi there

I have a dell ispiron 1150, one of my hightech knowit all friends, who in the end  know so much that know nothing see a pswd in the bios I suppose and when  the laptop starts I get " THIS COMPUTER SYSTEM FTY1HS61-A95B IS PROYTECTED BY A PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION SYSYTEM YOU CANNOT ACCESS THE DATA ON THIS COMPUTER WITHOUT THE CORRECT PASSWD"  I have tried  reseting the bios by taking off the button cell inside and shorting the terminals but with no luck can any body please help

thanks in advance

apalmer