Laptop Bios password removing !!

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Published on 2010-03-21T18:33:11Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 18:41 UTC
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hi,

I have a dell D620 (Laptop), My younger brother set password by mistake on BIOS Setup and forgot it. Now I want to reset BIOS Setup program so that password can be reset.Any other alternative is appriciated as well.

thanks in advance.

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