Reset the BIOS password in TS

Question

_{Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:12 AM}

Wanna ask, is it possible if I want to reset the BIOS password for my machine when running my wipe and load TS?

All replies (5)

_{Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:29 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi,

For HP you need to use:BIOSConfigUtility.exe

Example: http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/hp-biosconfigutility-command-line-in-a-task-sequence/

For Dell: CCTK

Example:http://windowsmasher.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/sccm-task-sequence-pushing-dell-bios-settings/

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Jörgen

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_{Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:14 AM}

Yes it is posible, what is the vendor HP,Dell?

_{Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:09 AM}

The HP BIOSConfigUtility tool is built in to all of the HP machines?

_{Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:45 AM}

No, it's part of the System Software Manager. See for a link and a how-to: http://h40565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.prp_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c03161127-2%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.tpst=ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01&sp4ts.oid=4145435&ac.admitted=1402998157928.876444892.492883150

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_{Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:21 AM}

A few questions

1) If im planning to change the BIOS password when running the Wipe & Load TS, I should have deployed this HP BIOS Config Utility first to all of my machines?

2) Then once deployed, Can I insert the run command line task and include below command line just to change the BIOS password?

biosconfigutility.exe /newsetuppassword:”password”