https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/poweron-password/m-p/4243934#M8898 A POWERON PASSWORD HAS BEEN SET ON A COMPUTER I HAVE, COMPAQ PRESARIO 5123, AND I CAN'T GET AROUND IT. I'M TRYING TO RESTORE THE PC TO FACTORY IMAGE. I HAVE ALL THE DISKS BUT CAN'T GET BUY THIS POWERON PASSWORD. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:40:17 GMT JDBOONE 2008-07-31T14:40:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/poweron-password/m-p/4243934#M8898 A POWERON PASSWORD HAS BEEN SET ON A COMPUTER I HAVE, COMPAQ PRESARIO 5123, AND I CAN'T GET AROUND IT. I'M TRYING TO RESTORE THE PC TO FACTORY IMAGE. I HAVE ALL THE DISKS BUT CAN'T GET BUY THIS POWERON PASSWORD. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:40:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/poweron-password/m-p/4243934#M8898 JDBOONE 2008-07-31T14:40:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/poweron-password/m-p/4243935#M8899 hi,<BR /><BR />follow the procedures:<BR /><BR /><A href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph04375&amp;lc=en&amp;cc=us&amp;dlc=en&amp;product=93069&amp;rule=4001" target="_blank">http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph04375&amp;lc=en&amp;cc=us&amp;dlc=en&amp;product=93069&amp;rule=4001</A>〈=en<BR /><BR />in your case the battery doesn't need to be replaced, simply take it out, wait 1 minute and return it back. This will reset the configuration and you will be able to complete POST<BR /><BR />Regards Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/poweron-password/m-p/4243935#M8899 Blazhev_1 2008-07-31T16:00:23Z