hp compaq nc6000 problems

[nickmurphy]

not a jumper or a switch--it's a small board around 2 x inches x 3 inches which plugs into the board

[gummipolarbear]

nickmurphy, are you talking about the card that's located on the LED board next to the modem? I think this is the Trusted Platform Module. I have heard that this model when locked cannot be unlocked without replacing hardware. Anyone know what to do when the bios has been locked down?

[JLK03F150]

This link may be helpful. It has backdoor passwords for various BIOS'.
http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/BIOS_hack.htm

[gummipolarbear]

when the NC6000 locks down, there is no boot from floppy or cd, keyboard and mouse are disabled. I am wondering where the information for the lock is physically located. It is not on the mainboard, I'm thinking maybe on the LED board or maybe the cpu itself.

[nickmurphy]

let me just get one thing straight-this model CANbe unlocked because i did mine-if you fish around online you'll find a service manual-even the service manual makes no mention of this board which from memory is held in place by two screws and it just slots onto connectors in two places, i think as i remember it's got a bit of a L shape, sorry i don't know the technical terms you're all using or what it's called but it obviously did something in my case

[gummipolarbear]

nickmurphy, I believe the part you are referring to is the Bottom Board part #346883-001, in which case it didn't work in my case. The entire laptop was disassembled and everything unplugged for a week and the bios is still locked, actually I should make myself a bit more clear, there is a boot lock on it preventing me from booting anywhere. Anyone know how to remove this?

[mickydej]

gummipolarbear my nc6000 was BIOS locked and Harddisk Locked... what i mean is that i could not enter bios in any way i knew and he HardDisk was Locked.. it required a Password to unlock .. what i had to do was replace the hdd to be able to use it for installing an os. and what i must remind you is that eaven when it was locked both bios and hdd i was able to boot from the CD intro a linux Live cd distro.

[gummipolarbear]

mickeydej, so replacing the HD only solved half of your problem? The bios is still locked?

[mickydej]

yes that`s what i meant it solved my main problem .. installing an OS. but Bios is still locked.

[gummipolarbear]

swapped out the LED board minus the tpm chip and it cleared the locks