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title: Toshiba notebooks
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layout: default
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created: 2008-07-21 19:59:58 +0200
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updated: 2008-07-21 19:59:58 +0200
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hacking
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- hardware
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- bios
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- passwords
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- toshiba
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---
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I found three different ways for bypassing the password-check on a Toshiba-notebook. I had no chance to test them, so I
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can't promise they will work.
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Holding SHIFT
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Hold down the **left SHIFT-key** upon bootup - this should skip the password-check on most notebooks and on some
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desktop-systems.
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KeyDisk
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For this one, you will need an empty 3 1/2" disk (720KiB or 1.44MiB), another computer (to which you have full access)
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and a good Disk-Editor (e.g. [Hex-Workshop](http://www.bpsoft.com/)).
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This method should work on ALL Toshiba notebooks.
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1. Bootup the other computer, install and launch the Diskeditor.
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1. Insert the disk and open the **second sector** of the disk.
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1. Change the **first five Bytes** of the second sector of the disk (the first sector is the boot sector) to: `4B 45 59 00 00`
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1. Write the changes to the disk. Now you have a KeyDisk!
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1. Remove the disk and insert it into the drive of the notebook computer.
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1. Start the notebook in Boot Mode (push the reset button).
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1. Press <kbd>ENTER</kbd> when asked for password.
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1. You will be asked to set password again. Press <kbd>Y</kbd> and <kbd>ENTER</kbd>.
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1. You should now see the BIOS configuration where you can set a new password.
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Loopback-Connector
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This is a 25pin male connector which fits onto the printer port. You have to short-circuit the following pins:
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* 1-5-10
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* 2-11
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* 3-17
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* 4-12
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* 6-16
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* 7-13
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* 8-14
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* 9-15
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* 18-25 (optional)
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After plugging the modified connector onto the notebook, the BIOS shouldn't ask for any password.
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[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})
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