HomeIs your Toshiba laptop asking for the BIOS password even though you didn’t set up the password? Most likely this is Toshiba’s fault.
Here’s very interesting information I found on Toshiba website. They posted this information in Support Bulletins.
The computer models listed above may display a “Password =” prompt when the computer is turned on, even though no power-on password has been set. If this happens, there is no password that will satisfy the password request. If the computer is turned off and back on again, it is very likely that the same password prompt will appear. The computer will be unusable until this problem is fixed.
If the problem has not happened yet, you can prevent it from happening in the future by upgrading the BIOS to the newest version.
The occurrence of this problem on any particular computer is unpredictable — it may never happen, but it could happen any time that the computer is turned on. If this problem does occur, it will be necessary to send the computer to a Toshiba Authorized Service Provider, who will fix the problem at no charge to you.
Did you see that? TOSHIBA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO YOU.
Here’s a list of Toshiba laptops affected by this problem:
| Satellite A100-SP471, A105-S4364Tecra A7-ST5112, A7-ST7711, A7-ST7712 |
| Satellite A100-ST8211, A100-ST1042, A100-ST1041, A105-S4001, A105-S4002, A105-S4004, A105-S4011, A105-S4014, A105-S4022, A105-S4074, A105-S4104, A105-S4054, A105-S4102, A105-S4124, A105-S4114, A105-S4132, A105-S4134, A105-S4064, A105-S4024, A105-S4144, A105-S4342, A105-S4284, A105-S4274, A105-S4254, A105-S4244, A105-S4214, A105-S4204, A105-S4211, A105-S4201, A105-S45472, A105-S4547, A105-S4397, A105-S4374, A105-S4384, A105-S4334, A105-S4324, A105-S4304, A105-S4294, A105-S4344, A105-S4092, A105-S4084, A105-S4184, A105-S4194, A105-S4174, A105-S4164, A105-S4154, A105-S4034, A105-S4094, A105-S4051, A105-S4031, A105-S4021, A105-S4012Tecra |
| Satellite A130-ST1311, A130-ST1312, A130-ST1313, A135-S2246, A135-S2256, A135-S2266, A135-S2326, A135-S2336, A135-S2356, A135-S4637, A135-S2426, A135-S2396, A135-S2386, A135-S4527, A135-S2346, A135-S2376, A135-S2276, A135-S2286, A135-S2296, A135-S2306 |
| Satellite A135-S4407, A135-S4417, A135-S4427, A135-S4437, A135-S4447, A135-S4457, A135-S4467, A135-S4477, A135-S4487, A135-S4507, A135-S4478, A135-S4488, A135-S4498, A135-S4499, A135-S4517, A135-S4656, A135-S4666, A135-S4677, A135-S4727 |
| Satellite A200-ST2041, A200-ST2042, A205-S4537, A205-S4557, A205-S4567, A205-S4577, A205-S4578, A205-S4587, A205-S4597, A205-S4607, A205-S4617, A205-S4618, A205-S4629, A205-S4638, A205-S4639, A205-S4707, A205-S4787, A205-S4797 |
| Satellite A200-ST2043, A205-S4777, A205-S7442, A205-S7443, A205-S7456, A205-S7458, A205-S7459, A205-S7464, A205-S7466, A205-S7468 |
| Satellite L35-S1054, L35-S2151, L35-S2161, L35-S2171, L35-S2174, L35-S2194, L35-S2206, L35-S2316, L35-S2366 |
| Satellite L35-SP1011 |
| Satellite M200-ST2001, M200-ST2002, M205-S3207, M205-S3217 |
| Satellite P100-ST7111, P100-ST7211, P100-ST9212, P100-ST9612, P100-ST9412, P100-ST1071, P100-ST9732, P100-ST1072, P100-ST9762, P100-ST9772, P100-ST9752, P100-ST9742, P100-ST9712, P100-ST9012, P105-S921, P105-S9312, P105-S6074, P105-S6034, P105-S6124, P105-S6114, P105-S6104, P105-S6102, P105-S9722, P105-S6062, P105-S6022, P105-S6084, P105-S6064, P105-S9339, P105-S9337, P105-S6227, P105-S6217, P105-S6158, P105-S6148, P105-S6207, P105-S6197, P105-S6187, P105-S6177, P105-S6167, P105-S6157, P105-S6147, P105-S6134, P105-S6024, P105-S6054, P105-S6014, P105-S6004, P105-S6012, P105-S6002, P105-S931 |
| Satellite P200-ST2071, P205-S6297, P205-S6298, P205-S6237, P205-S6247, P205-S6267, P205-S6287, P205-S6257 |
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May 13th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
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March 11th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Taking it to an authorized service provider will not always be a solution. We took our Toshiba Portege 2000 there with this password problem. They were unable to fix it and the guy who worked on it said he couldn’t find the jumpers on the motherboard to clear the BIOS. I paid $39 for my troubles and still have the password problem. Please email me if you discover a real solution for my particular model.
stevethemagicguy at yahoo dot com
March 15th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Steve,
This is an older laptop and believe you can clear the BIOS password with this parallel plug.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:13 am
Dear Sir
Thank you for support through this site. I have Toshiba Tecra S3 laptop and it is locked with password. So it is not being turn on windows XP. Its always prompt at password=……
If you have any way to break this password please help me. I have idea that if we remove the bios cell then it can be broken but I want to do it without ejecting said battery.
Regards and awaiting for reply
July 11th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Dear sir
i have Toshiba satellite A205-4577model laptop.i faced bios password problem.
i have seen that you said the authorized service center can delete the bios password but i am in Nepal there is no any authorized service center if i will go to India to solve my problem them it may cost more than 100$
what can you do for me????