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Are you asking if a laptop you bought from an ebay seller is bios locked and can it be bios unlocked? If so, it depends on the make and model of the laptop.

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Are you talking about if there is an administrator BIOS password set? You can have it removed even if you don't know the password. Dell laptops have a procedure for this (it varies depending on the system).

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23 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Are you asking if a laptop you bought from an ebay seller is bios locked and can it be bios unlocked? If so, it depends on the make and model of the laptop.

 

14 hours ago, Aaron44126 said:

Are you talking about if there is an administrator BIOS password set? You can have it removed even if you don't know the password. Dell laptops have a procedure for this (it varies depending on the system).

hi. am still using the old precision m4600 and yes got one that said bios locked so i assume it means administartor like you cant make changes to settings.

havent touch it yet i will check it out tomorrow.

dell precision m4600

i7 2760QM

8GB ram

MX500 crucial SSD 500GB.

win 10 21H2

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