How To Clear Your Toshiba Bios Password

How To Clear Your Toshiba Bios Password

This Toshiba bios password removal process is meant for use on Toshiba laptops that you own or have had permission from the rightful owner to remove the password. If any of these processes are done incorrectly it may result in complete system failure or permanent system damage (you've been warned!). 


Some Toshiba bios passwords can be reset using the Key Disk.exe utility, to do this you need a 1.44Mb floppy disk. Format the disk using Windows and then with a hex editor, change the first five bytes of the second sector to 4B 45 59 00 00. 

Then put the floppy into your machine and boot it up, you'll be asked for a password, just press Enter. Then when you're asked to set the password, type Y then Enter, this will get you into the bios configuration where you can then type in a new password. 

Aside from the KeyDisk, you can build a parallel Loopback plug, this is a simple device that plugs into the parallel port of the machine and removes the password when you boot it up. 

To make it you will need a 25 pin DB25 plug, take the plug apart and join these pins using some old cable;
Pins: 1-5-10, 2-11, 3-17, 4-12, 6-16, 7-13, 8-14, 9-15, and 18-25 

Plug it into your parallel port and boot up your machine, the password should be removed as soon as it boots. 

Note: This will work on majority of older Toshiba's (1995 – 2002) and obviously only ones that have a parallel port. 

CG Security

CG Security have a utility available that claims to work for a range of Toshiba bios passwords as well as the following machines;

·         ACER/IBM BIOS

·         AMI BIOS

·         AMI WinBIOS 2.5

·         Award 4.5x/4.6x/6.0

·         Compaq (1992)

·         Compaq (New version)

·         IBM (PS/2, Activa, Thinkpad)

·         Packard Bell

·         Phoenix 1.00.09.AC0 (1994), a486 1.03, 1.04, 1.10 A03, 4.05 rev 1.02.943, 4.06 rev 1.13.1107

·         Phoenix 4 release 6 (User)

·         Gateway Solo - Phoenix 4.0 release 6

·         Toshiba

·         Zenith AMI

The utility also has the ability to restore, backup and erase/kill cmos. There is also some info about generic passwords for Award motherboards. 

Toshiba Bios Password Deletion

Satellite P100 & Satellite Pro P100 

With notebook turned off;

·         Open Wi-Fi Cover

·         Remove Mini Card Wi-Fi card

·         Locate & Short Out JP8 for 5 Seconds

·         Remove short and turn on

·         NO BOOT

·         Press & Hold Power button to turn off

·         Turn on again & password is cleared

Satellite L10, L20, L30 & Satellite Pro L20 

With notebook turned off;

·         Open Wi-Fi Cover

·         Locate & Short Out JP1 for 15 Seconds

(Satellite L10)

·         Satellite L20/Pro L20 short out G1

Satellite M100 & Tecra A6 

With notebook turned off;

·         Open Memory Cover

·         Remove Memory

·         Remove Black plastic insulation

·         Locate & Short CMOS CLR1 for 15 Seconds

NOTE:
All the following models use the same password removal process. 

Satellite: 17xx Series, 1000, 1110, 1130, 1200, 1900, 2430, 3000 P20, P30, P33, A30, A70, A80, M40X, M50, M60, M70, M100 

Tecra A3/S2, A5, A6

·         The jumper is always located under or near the memory modules

·         Depending on the model the jumper could be labelled J1, J2, J5, J7, J9 or CMOS CLR1 (M100 & A6)

Satellite A100 & Tecra A7

1.    Remove Strip cover

2.    Remove 2 x K/B screws

3.    Move K/B Unit up but don’t disconnect

4.    Release & Remove Mini Card Wi-Fi Card

5.    Locate & short C88 Pin 1 & 2 together

6.    Power on Machine while still shorting Pin 1 & 2

7.    As soon as the TOSHIBA logo appears, remove short

8.    If machine boots, Password has been removed

Satellite A100 (PSAA2A-02C01N)

1.    Remove Memory Cover from base of machine

2.    Release & remove right side Memory Module

3.    Lift black plastic insulation

4.    Locate & short PAD500 Pin 1 & 2 together

5.    Power on machine while still shorting Pin 1 & 2

6.    As soon as the TOSHIBA logo appears, remove short

7.    If machine boots, password has been removed

TECRA A4 & Satellite M40

8.    Open modem & Wi-Fi card cover

9.    Remove mini PCI Wi-Fi card

10. Lift up black plastic

11. Locate & short C738 Pin 1 & 2 together

12. Power on machine while still shorting Pin 1 & 2

13. As soon as the TOSHIBA logo appears, remove short

14. If machine boots, password has been removed

TECRA S1

15. Open palm rest cover

16. Remove mini PCI Wi-Fi card

17. Lift up black plastic

18. Locate & short C5071 Pin 1 & 2 together

19. Power on machine while still shorting Pin 1 & 2

20. As soon as the TOSHIBA logo appears, remove short

21. If machine boots, password has been removed

TE 2300

22. Remove 2 x B12 screws from bottom of system

23. Remove strip cover

24. Remove keyboard screws 1 x B2.5 & 1 x SF4

25. Remove 1 x 4mm screw & Wi-Fi cover

26. Remove mini PCI Wi-Fi card if fitted

27. Locate & short points as shown in picture below

28. Power on machine while still shorting points

29. Short for 5 seconds

30. Nothing will appear on the screen

31. Turn system off holding down power button

32. Password is now removed

Satellite A60

33. Open Wi-Fi slot cover

34. Lift up black plastic

35. Locate & short C561 Pin 1 & 2 together

36. Power on machine while still shorting Pin 1 & 
37. As soon as the TOSHIBA logo appears, remove short

  

38. If machine boots, password has been removed

If you need your Toshiba bios password removed and your model is not listed above then chances are it's a procedure that can only be done at an authorised repair centre.