need to reset bios

[jptobias]

just got a panasonic cf-27 , formated hard drive and installed win-98 but found that usb is desabled on bios and do not know the password, is there any software to get the password or reset it?

[ktkendall]

Hey there JP:
I had a CF-25 for quite a while so I am quite familiar with your laptop there, anyways I accessed all the maunauls I could online and found 2 places with reference to the supervisor password and they both say that you have to contact panasonic technical support if you forget your password. I had mine open once or twice but was not looking to see if there is a jumper to clear the pasword, but I can tell you this, that if you decide to open it up, you are in for a chore, and be very careful. The first time I split mine open and put it all back, it didn't work at all, so I had to open it back up and fix what I screwed up. I really don't recommend opening it up if this laptop is critical to you, but if you want a challenge, and would not really care if it never works again then you could open it up and see if there is a clear password jumper in there. Even if there is it may not be marked so you wouldn't really know which one it is. Taking out the batterey does not necessarily clear out the password, but you could try that. Take out the battery and leave it out for awhile, than replace it and reassemble the laptop, but seriously I would go the route of Panasonic tech help FIRST..

[rjfvillarosa]

KT, is there no easy access to the motherboard battery on that model?

[ktkendall]

You have to split the whole case open to get to the battery, and then the video and the keyboard were the problem I had when I reassembled my toughbook, and from what I've seen removing the battery will not necessarily reset the password. What I'm thinking of is actually many of the older desktop PC's that had a seperate clear cmos and clear password jumper, but maybe removing the battery will clear both, thats why I would try tech support before diving into the guts of a laptop.

[bailey]

placing a password on the bios is to prevent use of the laptop in the case it is stolen, it is a security measure to prevent unauthorised use of the laptop.
the giving of instructions on how to bypass this type of security is not what this forum is for.
as the owner of the laptop, you should take it to a authorized repair center to have this problem corrected, the serial number will registered to you and there should be no problem getting it taken care of.

just my 2 cents worth.

[ktkendall]

Yes you are correct there Bailey, I should have limited to what the tech manual says.

[rjfvillarosa]

Good point Bailey.

[Panama Red]

And on that note, it would be best to discontinue an further discussion. Bottom line - contact Panasonic tech support. Closing it up.