Its not the CMOS password, but the password that you define in the Toshiba 
Utilities program.  When you turn on the computer now, and dont give me boot 
options or option to go into BIOS only a blank screen, with Password = 
?????????

Many thanks.

P.S Do you think replacing the hard Disk might work.
"Cari" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message 
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> The BIOS is locked or the O/S is locked?
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> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
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> "Ali" <ali78@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message 
> news:yqYpf.7423$vl2.4637@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> My toshiba portege m100 is locked.... and i cant remember the password. 
>> I have tried resetting the bios but it doesnt help.  How can I reset the 
>> password ??
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
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