Dell Latitude E5530 boot-up password

[Callum]

So a student thought it would be a great idea to setup a boot-up password on a Dell Latitude E5530 laptop. I know on a desktop you use the jumper to remove the password, but after taking apart the laptop I can't seem to find the equivalent. After some Googling I can't find any solid guides on how to remove the password either. Is anybody able to advise me on how to remove the password?

[NB9457]

If it doesn't have a BIOS battery inside, you can ring Dell, provide proof of purchase and they should unlock it for you.

 

Also let this be a lesson learnt, set BIOS passwords!!

[Callum]

Okay NB9457, thanks for the information. Will call Dell Support.

[willtech]

Not sure if this helps but I use to use this site if we could not figure a bios password out https://bios-pw.org

[glen_j]

They might have actually set a hdd password. might be worth removing to see if laptop then boots to bios.

[FN-GM]

If it doesn't have a BIOS battery inside, you can ring Dell, provide proof of purchase and they should unlock it for you.

 

Also let this be a lesson learnt, set BIOS passwords!!

 

If the correct options are not set in Dell's you can set a hard drive and boot password without the BIOS password.

[hellgate24]

Do you have BIOS passwords set? We have had some instances on older revisions of the E5520 that had been in use by students for 2+ years where the BIOS would randomly decide set a boot up password to the same value as the BIOS password. Worth a shot...