Before I start, I want to make one thing very clear: I am not asking for a backdoor password or anything of that nature. I just want to know if anyone knows why this happened:
A month or two ago, I decided my Gateway LT40 netbook didn't need a BIOS password anymore. I hit F2 on bootup, entered my password, and got in. I went to the Security tab (I think that's what it's called, I don't remember) and went to change the Supervisor Password. I put my password in once and then again to confirm, no problem. When prompted to set a new password, I just hit enter, assuming that the password would be removed and I wouldn't have to deal with it anymore.
Wrong.
Now whenever I try to get into the BIOS, I am confronted with the Enter Current Password window. The old password doesn't work and neither does pressing enter. I'd like to sell this netbook, but I don't want to stick the problem on someone else who needs to get into the BIOS.
Does anyone have any explanation for this or a recommended course of action?
A month or two ago, I decided my Gateway LT40 netbook didn't need a BIOS password anymore. I hit F2 on bootup, entered my password, and got in. I went to the Security tab (I think that's what it's called, I don't remember) and went to change the Supervisor Password. I put my password in once and then again to confirm, no problem. When prompted to set a new password, I just hit enter, assuming that the password would be removed and I wouldn't have to deal with it anymore.
Wrong.
Now whenever I try to get into the BIOS, I am confronted with the Enter Current Password window. The old password doesn't work and neither does pressing enter. I'd like to sell this netbook, but I don't want to stick the problem on someone else who needs to get into the BIOS.
Does anyone have any explanation for this or a recommended course of action?