HP Stream 11 Power-on (Bios) password

[paul1149]

Hi guys,
I have an HP Stream 11, and it has a power-on password. Usually they will fall to either taking out the cmos battery and doing a complete power-down, or using a code from bios-pw.org, or shorting jumpers on the MB. However, the p/w halt code on this unit is preceded by the letter, "i" ( as in, i 85070929 ), and that seems to indicate a problem. The power-down didn't work, the code from bios-pw.org didn't work, and I couldn't find a jumper on the motherboard, or an online schematic.

Apparently there is a general passcode that works. A guy on ebay with a decent reputation sells one - for $49, which is more than I want to spend.

Does anyone have any ideas how to get at this? Thanks.

 

[Porthos]

I have an HP Stream 11

Scrap it and sell them a real computer.

I just has a caller with a bad screen on one. I talked them in to this
https://www.arrowdirect.com/lenovo-...-8gb-128ssd-drw-windows-10-pro-64-laptop-cam/

If you become a reseller with Arrow the cost is $130 instead of the $187 retail.

 

[coffee]

Good chance that the bio's chip can just be replaced and then flashed. I looked up the going rate on that laptop and looks to be 160.00 US or less. So, Not sure its worth it really.

If its just the 8 pin Bios chip then it will be a lot easier than if its built into the KBC