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== BIOS Hacking == | == BIOS Hacking == | ||
Using the [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12942 Bus Pirate] I have been successful in recovering several HP ProBook laptops that have BIOS Administrator passwords set. Below is a rough outline of the process. | Using the [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12942 Bus Pirate] I have been successful in recovering several HP ProBook laptops that have BIOS Administrator passwords set. Below is a rough outline of the process. | ||
| − | # Gain physical access to the BIOS chip and identify the manufacturer and model number of the IC. Mine was a 25L6406E | + | # Gain physical access to the BIOS chip and identify the manufacturer and model number of the IC. Mine was a 25L6406E, yours may not be. |
[[File:25L6406e.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[File:25L6406e.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
| − | + | # Obtain a datasheet for your particular IC and determine the pinout for all the necessary pins required for flashing. | |
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I hope to start a small library of BIOS binaries for the models I have recovered and the procedure used to recover a locked system. | I hope to start a small library of BIOS binaries for the models I have recovered and the procedure used to recover a locked system. | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 10 May 2020
BIOS Hacking
Using the Bus Pirate I have been successful in recovering several HP ProBook laptops that have BIOS Administrator passwords set. Below is a rough outline of the process.
- Gain physical access to the BIOS chip and identify the manufacturer and model number of the IC. Mine was a 25L6406E, yours may not be.
- Obtain a datasheet for your particular IC and determine the pinout for all the necessary pins required for flashing.
I hope to start a small library of BIOS binaries for the models I have recovered and the procedure used to recover a locked system.
HP ProBook & EliteBook
Sources
- General info about pinouts and flashrom
- Official flashrom Bus Pirate wiki
- flashrom man page(I guess no women allowed)