Dell Support for Lost BIOS Password

There are three types of BIOS passwords you can set on your Dell desktop or portable computer: BIOS System, BIOS Administrator, or BIOS Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

• General Hard Drive and BIOS Password Information
• how to access, navigate, and update the BIOS on a Dell computer

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If you have lost either of these BIOS passwords and are unable to remember or retrieve the password, Contact Dell Support.

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