You are here because Toshiba's online help is gone. sure.
they tell you there to go to tomshardware and as there.
no PC stated at all model name and numbers..
what if kids set the password, playing with it.
remove the battery from the PC, big one
no AC pack.
push power button for 3 times for 10 seconds each.
wait,5min. hands off PC.
now put the AC pack back.
if the PW is still set, then next replace the coin cell battery inside.
on some Toshiba (none stated) that battery is a rechargeable and if bad, very hard to fix.
let the PC run on AC power only for 24hours in the hope that odd duck battery deep inside recharges, leave the big battery out for all tests, (until PC runs ok again on AC power)
never post about a PC unless, the full model # and name is told
example 1(random)
Toshiba Satellite L455d-s5976
SOURCE: default bios password toshiba satellite a135-s2276
I have a Satellite A135-S2356 that had the same problem. I tried the solution from PCTServices above and it worked great.
"Power unit off. Disconnect AC power. Remove battery. Remove the memory cover screw, memory cover and the memory modules. Peel back mylar from JOPEN1 solder pad. Short JOPEN1 solder pads for 30 seconds. Replace mylar. Replace memory modules. Replace battery. Power up unit. If all is well, replace memory cover and screw."
Just short the two little solder pads and it worked great! I thought I would have to send it back to the manufacture but I am back in buisness. Thanks for the help.
Bryan
SOURCE: default bios password toshiba satellite a135-s2276
what you need to do is pull both the laptop battery as well as the cmos battery. in some instances, the battery can be pulled, but on other models, i have seen the battery as an actual physical part on the motherboard or somewhere where it is not easily accessible, in which case you need to clear the cmos by using a jumper on the motherboard, since it is a laptop, they are all different. you may need to see if you can locate a copy of the motherboards schematics and go from there.
SOURCE: default bios password toshiba satellite a135-s2276
Some Toshiba's can be convinced to bypass the startup BIOS password if
you hold down the <LEFT-SHIFT> key while booting the system.
SOURCE: White/Grey screen with non-HD channels
I removed the HDMI cable and connected with component video and rca audio. No more white screen.
Picture quality looks good. I don't know if it's as good as HDMI, but then I don't need to reboot the TV three times to get to teh on-demand menu... Grrrrr....
I am trying to contact Toshiba on this as well. I have seen several reports of this problem on the web.
SOURCE: Satellite A215-S7416 Bios Password
There is a jumper that will clear the BIOS password on most of the newer Toshiba laptops such as this model. Here is a link to an article showing where the jumpers are located on various models of Toshiba laptops.
http://www.ccl-la.com/blog/index.php/clearing-bios-power-on-passwords-on-toshiba-laptops/
I hope this helps, if so please rate my solution.
BuddyMc
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