advent 7109b bios code ?

[racin-snake]

hi guys anyone got a cure or a bit of info on this fault ?
apprentice at work has an advent laptop
the bios batt has went flat
ive replaced battery with a new one but the
code parser still wont clear even though no code was entered from new ?
he has never made a recovery disc for this either
ive had a good rake around the tinternet but cant find a solution exept take it to pc world and be rammed
or buy a new motherboard surely there must be something i can do ?
can anyone help with this one ?
cheers in advance ...

[racin-snake]

k guys i think this ones a bit more difficult
does anyone know dixons / pc world backdoor bios codes ?
alsothis one writes default bios to an eprom
does anyone have recovery discs ?
i can mooch ? cheers

[chroma]

All the backdoors i know of are listed as follows:
AMI BIOS:

AMI
ami
bios
setup
cmos
AMIDECODE
A.M.I.
AMI SW
AMI_SW
BIOS
PASSWORD
HEWITT RAND
Oder
A.M.I.
AMI!SW
AMI?SW
HEWITT RAND
alfarome
efmukl

AWARD BIOS:

01322222
589589
589721
595595
598598
aLLy
aLLY
ALLY
ALFAROME
alfaromeo
aPAf
AW
AWARD
_award
AWARD_HW
AWARD SW
AWARD_PS
AWARD PW
AWARD_SW
AWARD?SW
AWKWARD
awkward
BIOSTAR
CONCAT
Condo
d8on
djonet
HLT
J64
J256
J262
j332
KDD
LKWPETER
lkwpeter
PINT
pint
SER
SKY_FOX
SYXZ
Syxz
TTPTHA
ZAAADA
ZBAAACA
ZJAAADC Compaq:

compaq
Tinys:

Tiny

IBM APTIVA BIOS:

Press both mouse buttons repeatedly during the boot

PHOENIX BIOS:

phoenix

OTHER BIOS:

admin
ALFAROME
BIOS
BIOSTAR
biostar
biosstar
CMOS
cmos
CONDO
J64
LKWPETER
lkwpeter
PASS
PASSOFF
setup
SETUP
system
Syxz
Wodj

SOME COMPUTERS WITH TOSHIBA BIOS:

Hold down the Shift key as the computer is booting.

[racin-snake]

cheers for that

[racin-snake]

k tried all of the backdor passwords but none did the trick 3
attempts then reboot it took ages
does anybody have the manual or scematics for the MB to find and get the bin from the eeprom ?
its a last ditch attempt as the laptop is scrap if it dont work
the techguys want a load of cash to do this saying it may need a new motherboard?
it aint worth the money they want
any further help really appreciated on this ,,,cheers guys (dont want to let it beat me )

[chroma]

Check HERE for a site that specialises in bios replacement and reprogramming (?12.99 for a replacement and ?9.99 for a reflash)

Simply unplug your bios (laptops commonly use SOIC ZIFF packaging but some still use DIPS or PLCC's) either way they all generaly just unplug and can be swapped out at will.

[racin-snake]

thats cool mate ile give them a try thanks again

[racin-snake]

thanking you Chroma ...the chip came back yesterday up and running thanks mate
no cash for the techguys ....cheers to all that helped

[jayjlondon]

hi guys

can i just ask. ive got the same prob as Racin. tried all the usual fixes none worked so guessed on eeprom.

just want to check was the bios or the eeeeeprob replaced. my lappys been a paperweight for 6 months now i need to get it sorted

id appreciate any advice

[wahooo]

do you know what bios you have?

[jayjlondon]

i know its phoenix bios. seen the mobo. looks likes the bios chip manufacturer is Eon. any ideas

[SluiceMan]

BIOS Password

Mine was a Phoenix and this worked for me :-

Dogberts Blogspot

If it worked, thank him.

If you need help then contact me @ www.thesluice.co.uk