(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I recently got a new Dell Vostro V130 from school. The problem is that the bios setup is locked with an admin password. I unable to boot from a usb or change anything in bios. I searched around a little but can't find any solutions. Is there any way to clear the admin password?

Did you get this legally through the school, if you did just ask them if they can unlock it for you and do a reset. If not just open it up and do the reset then wipe it.

What do you mean to do a reset then wipe?

You can't (or at least shouldn't be able to) reset and/or wipe a BIOs, aside from being a major security risk, it'd also be bad for the computer. There shouldn't be any easy hack for a BIOs password.

First off, he (the original poster) already stated he didn't want to open up the laptop, so there goes that idea.

But, either way, in most modern laptops, removing the CMOS battery will not remove the BIOS password. The passwords are stored in the NVRAM area, usually in the same chip that the BIOS is stored in. If you simply remove the power to the chip, it will not erase it.

What would be the point in a security that could be so easily defeated?