Problem please help

**ihabfan** · April 14th, 2005, 06:40 AM

Sony VAIO® S150

The laptop boots up past the "VAIO" screen but requires a password in a DOS bios screen that I do not have to proceed further.

how can i reset this?

**TechZ** · April 14th, 2005, 06:48 AM

Welcome to the forums

Why dont you have the password? Isnt this your laptop?

If you have recently purchased it, take it back to the shop and tell them, or contact Sony.

**ihabfan** · April 14th, 2005, 10:55 AM

hi, thanks for reply fast.

i am planning to buy one like this off ebay, it's cheap so i want to know if this can be reset?

**hudsonsmith** · April 14th, 2005, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by ihabfan

hi, thanks for reply fast.

i am planning to buy one like this off ebay, it's cheap so i want to know if this can be reset?

Has it occurred to you that perhaps there's a reason its cheap? You need Sony or an authorized tech to reset. If you cant prove ownership, they wont.

**3fingersalute** · April 14th, 2005, 09:47 PM

Cheap equipment with unknown passwords - hmmmmmmmm

**aussieblnd** · June 3rd, 2007, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by ihabfan

Sony VAIO® S150

The laptop boots up past the "VAIO" screen but requires a password in a DOS bios screen that I do not have to proceed further.

how can i reset this?

try the master passwords if the system is Pheonix BIOS.
try all of these one at a time.

phoenix, PHOENIX, CMOS, BIOS