set up the BIOS password

I have a p7-1240 and you want to reinstall Windows 7. "When you get into the bios, he keeps asking a ' set password 'when try to do something. Cannot change the order of boot without it.

Does anyone know this password? Several solutions have been applied to this problem... call to HP... using the CMOS switch... and pulling the battery... all these actions did not

If anyone has the password or a viable alternative, it would be greatly appreciated. Know that I am the sole owner of this machine and I never put a password on my bios.

What the devil?

Thanks for all the help with this particular number Cheryl.

The Solution:

Please note that the password switch is in the lower right corner of the Board of Directors very close to all of the SATA connectors and it's well hidden.  The CMOS switch is more located in the room near the battery and pretty easy to find.

http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c03343058

I made three different operations all very similar, but something seems to do the trick.

First of all, I followed the manufacturer's instructions to clear the bios password.  Then I repeated the procedure with the machine plugged but POWERED down.  (Be careful here) Someone had mentioned the need for a residual current clear the password, and because the case was open I tried anyway. During this procedure, I managed to drop the small plastic connector and I was unable to recover after 20 minutes that my case has access by only one side.  The switch clear Bios should be left open.  That is to say, he didn't have plastic connector on any of the 3 pins.

I've run procedures one after another to clear the bios password without having to restart the machine...

I'm not sure what actually deleted the password, but I now have full access to the bios.

I hope that everyone in the same situation as this information will be useful.

Thanks again for all the help

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