core10 - HP Compaq NC6220 and NC6230 BIOS reset procedure

core10 - HP Compaq NC6220 and NC6230 BIOS reset procedure

I recently acquired a new to me NC6230 laptop. The only problem was the BIOS were password protected, and I just couldn't have that. So after some searching, reading (the HP manual sucks) and some trial and error I finally got it right. Here's the procedure, hopefully it will save others some time.HP Compaq NC6220/6230 BIOS password reset procedure:
disconnect the power supply and remove the battery
remove the three screws that hold in the keyboard on the bottom
up top slide the four tabs on the keyboard closest to the screen towards the touch pad
fold the keyboard over (no need to disconnect it from the mainboard)
using a tiny flat head pry up the power button panel along the edge of the screen
bow the power button panel in the middle of the laptop and gently ease one side up
unplug the connector for the power button panel and remove
locate the CMOS battery in the upper right corner, follow the wire to the left and locate the connector at the upper left corner of the dvd drive
remove the two screws located in the immediate vicinity of the CMOS battery connector
detach the CMOS battery connector
have a beer, sip slow and take at least five minutes
DO NOT reconnect the CMOS battery or the laptop battery
connect the power supply and power on
hit F10 to enter setup
if you did it right you should get right into the BIOS setup; change whatever settings you fancy, save and exit
let the laptop finish POST then power off and disconnect the power supply
reassembly is the reverse of abovewhen you power back on and right before the OS boots you'll get a message about the date and time not being set, this will go away after the first full boot into the OS