Clearing BIOS Passwords

This section provides details about removing Insyde BIOS password.

If the BIOS password is incorrectly entered three times, an error message is displayed on
screen.
NOTE:
If user is unable to obtain correct password then it must be unlocked.
The BIOS password can only be removed by software utility.

Removing Insyde BIOS Passwords

The BIOS password can only be removed by using the Backdoor Key and Backdoor
Password.
To reset the BIOS password, perform the following three steps: Step 1: Obtain Backdoor
Key
To obtain the backdoor key, perform the following:
1. Shut down the system.
2. Press Power button and then Press F2 during the POST screen to enter the BIOS Setup
Menu.

3. When the Enter Current Password dialog box appears, enter the wrong password three
times.
4. The Select Item dialog box appears. Select Enter Unlock Password and press Enter

5. The system will generate a backdoor key (example here is 74821572). Keep this screen
shot for reference on the system with the locked BIOS password
Step 2: Obtain Backdoor Password
To obtain the backdoor password, perform the following:
1. Prepare a bootable WINPEx64 USB Flash Disk.
2. Copy the UnlockHD_x64.EXE file to the WINPEx64 UFD.
3. To boot to WINPE, insert the WINPEx64 UFD to another computer or laptop, refer to the
Windows PE procedure in Using DMI Tools.
4. In Windows PE, input unlockhd_64 XXXXXXXX (Where XXXXXXXX is the Backdoor
key; example here is 74821572). The exe will generate a backdoor password (example here
is 61789574).

Step 3: Remove BIOS Password

1. On the system with the locked supervisor password (refer to Figure 2-36), enter the
generated backdoor password (example here is 61789574).

2. Press Enter after entering the backdoor password to enter the BIOS Setup Menu.
3. Under Security menu option, select ”Set Supervisor Password” and press Enter to set the
supervisor password.
4. Input the backdoor password again (example here is 61789574) in the Enter current
password field, then press Enter to apply next 3 fields to clear the supervisor password.

5. The new setting has been changed and saved. Press Enter.

6. Ensure the Supervisor Password Is option is set to Clear.

NOTE:
The BIOS Password can be also cleared by initiating the Crisis Disk Recovery procedure.