Seems this is a common problem. Here's the layout:
You'll need a 25 ping plug to go into the printer port.
Make the connections below to the plug:
1-5-10
2-11
3-17
4-12
6-16
7-13
8-14
9-15
Place in Parallel port
Switch on Notebook & the password should be removed.
Regards
The little pad belongs to the cooling fan / heatsink.
Because the CPU got so hot the pad has transfered itself from the heatsink to the chip.
I'd check your cooling fan out and would'nt even attempt to run a new cpu until that is sorted.
Format a disk on same version of windows 98 as your friends.
-If formatting in DOS use the /s switch to make a system disk, ie - format a: /s
-If formatting in Windows, make sure tick in "Copy System Files"
Copy a file called "SYS.COM" from your drive to the floppy disk...
Pretty sure you've got non quality connections on your AC power connectors inside the PSU.
If the machine is out of warranty and you feel confident with electrics I suggest you disconnect all mains from the unit, take the case off the PSU and check the cable is soldered/crimped firmly on the...
rfeenie was right, you need a loopback connector that plugs into the parallel port of the notebook. This will disable the password completely.
You can try other things such as sourcing the battery, a jumper to clear CMOS etc but I have failed in this quest.
I have the layout for this connector...
Thank you for the reply. I have experienced the sequence of events that you mention on a FAT partition and find it is a valuable tip for most users to know.
I have since sorted the problem out using a handy utility called "testdisk" found at www.fdisk.com
I have deleted my NTFS partition and replaced it using FDISk with a new one but have not formatted.
Can I recover back to the original partition.
Many Thanks
Nigel Davies
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