How to remove BIOS password from

Toshiba
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You can use this plug to remove or clear the
BIOS password from older Toshiba laptops.
I tested the plug and it successfully cleared
the BIOS password from Toshiba Satellite
1415, Satellite 1800 and Satellite Pro 6100.
Using the plug you should be able to remove
a BIOS password from most Pentium III
Toshiba laptops and from some Pentium IV
laptops. To make a password removal tool
you need a DB25 plug from a parallel
printer cable (cable with a plug that you can
take apart), a solder gun and 30-40 minutes
of your time.
Cut a DB25 connector off an old parallel
printer cable and remove screws to
disassemble the plug. The wires should be
long enough to strip the ends and solder
them.

All pins on the connector are marked from 1
to 25 and you should connect and solder
together the wires from the following pins:
1+5+10 2+11 3+17 4+12 6+16 7+13 8+14 9+15


On some connectors pins 18 through 25 are already connected. If they are not connected,
connect them. Do not connect a wire from pins 18-25 and a ground wire to anything, just
insulate it with electrical tape and leave alone.

Carefully fold the wires, put wires inside the DB25 connector and assemble the connector.

How to use the Toshiba BIOS password
removal tool: connect the plug to the
parallel port on your Toshiba laptop and
turn on the laptop. You should bypass the
BIOS password and the laptop will boot
directly to the operating system.
You can find and purchase the BIOS
removal plug on eBay. Before you buy,
make sure it works with your Toshiba
laptop.
UPDATE for all Toshiba owners:
Some newer Toshiba laptops can start asking for the BIOS password even if the
password has never been set. This affects the following models: Satellite A100, A105,
A130, A135, A200, A205, L35, M200, M205, P100, P105, P200, P205 and probably
some other models.
Before you can use the laptop, the BIOS password has to be cleared.