--- title: COMPAQ Armada layout: default created: 2008-07-20 22:19:00 +0200 updated: 2008-07-20 22:19:00 +0200 toc: false tags: - know-how - hacking - hardware - bios - passwords - compaq - armada --- This is a short one: 1. Remove the battery, the AC cable and the BIOS battery 1. Wait 10 minutes 1. Insert the AC cable into the notebook and **DON'T PRESS ANYTHING** 1. After 5 seconds, the notebook should turn itself on and the password should be gone. [Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})