Computer cannot log in at all

Question

I have replace the lithium‘s battery but I now have this error when I ON the computer

"Video DIOS Shadowed    

“Fixed disk 0:WDC 

Atapi CD-ROM

Printer  security : keyboard is locked                                                                                                                                                                      Error 0232 – Extended RAM failed at offset : ID                                                                                              

Error 0162 – Config error – default config used

Error 0198 – System security – unauthorized BIOS update attempted

F1 setup F2 resume"

If I pressed F2, this is what I got on the screen

“Booting from harddisk device

 System security : user password required 

Type your password then press enter”             

I don’t know what password so I just press enter then the screen shown

System disabled

I can’t even log into my computer now

Pleae help

Answer 1

I would say the previous message(s) are most likely coming from an IBM Thinkpad.

The message means a password has been applied to the system BIOS either at the factory (unlikely), by the owner (possible) or by a computer repair shop (highly likely).  I would think that most systems have no BIOS password when they leave the factory, but in the interest of "security" someone has applied one.

Some computer repair shops like to apply BIOS passwords to systems to keep the owner from making any changes to their system configuration and inflicting more problems upon themselves.

It could also be that the computer repair shop applies a BIOS password to prevent the owner from making any changes to the system when they might want to in order to drum up more business.  The repair shop will claim to have no knowledge of the BIOS password and/or not share the BIOS password they applied with the owner and make the owner think another trip to the repair shop is the only solution.

Depending on the system make and model (unspecified here), clearing the BIOS password is generally a trivial matter.

If you have this problem, identify your system make and model for help learning the procedure.  If you do not know the system make an model, you can still figure it out a solution in other ways.

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Answer 2

I see you have had no help since you posted this.  Great!

I'm going to install LINUX and forget Windows!