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> HP had a similar program, but that stopped working around 2010 Can I obtain this somehow? I have a business grade HP laptop from 2006 (nw8440 I think) and I

> HP had a similar program, but that stopped working around 2010 Can I obtain this somehow? I have a business grade HP laptop from 2006 (nw8440 I think) and I forgot my BIOS setup password. I need to enable the NX bit to upgrade from win7 to win10! Removing the CMOS battery overnight (and all other power) did not help.

shakna 7y ago
You place a file you _may_ be able to get from support (called SMC.bin) onto a FAT32 USB drive, and then: 1. Power off. 2. Hold the Windows, Up arrow and Down arrow keys all at the same time. Only then hit the power button to start. 3. Release all buttons and press F10. 4. You should see something about "SMC Command" starting. 5. Press File, press "Reset BIOS security defaults" or similar. The only way to get the SMC.bin file, that I know of, is directly from HP Business Support.