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Got 2 hp mini 800 g6 for dirt cheap, sadly both had pwd set for bios.https://imgup.app/ap146

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Must be a bios reset jumper somewhere

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hp got rid of jumper after g5 onward

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably still has a couple solder pads that can be jumped, even if the jumper pins weren't soldered on?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

No, you need to either replace the motherboard or aquire a blob file from HP to unlock the motherboard to get rid of the password.

Its a security thing according to HP.