Samsung BIOS password problem

[kirkster]

Hi all,
Laptop problem but relevant to motherboards since the principles the same. I may post in laptop section if I get no results here.

Samsung ATIV 9 series-lite was working perfectly.
Updated the BIOS from their utility. All applied ok and machine asks to be rebooted.
Machine reboots and now machine immediately asks for a password in the BIOS (I think that is what is promoting for the password). No idea what it is. Was my GF laptop and she says she never set such a password (doesn't even know what BIOS is...).

Upon third password failure gives a 44 digit hash code -and teh hash seems to change as well. Cannot see any online tools for Samsung 44 digit failure hashes., only 16 digits ones.

Opened up laptop removed all MB connectors to try and get the system to clear CMOS. No joy. No jumper I can see for this either to try and clear the password.

So I have a brick of a laptop. Internet research getting me nowhere...

Any ideas please?

EDIT: Should have put in the general hardware section.

 

[Rannoch]

Have your removed the cmos battery?

 

[kirkster]

Hi Vargas, Yes, disconnected it. Even leaving the batery completely disconnected it still asks for the password. I read that recent laptops (this one is from 2013) save the BIOS data in none-volatile RAM so don't think the CMOS trick works anymore?

I am pretty handy bit there appears to be no jumpers or DIP switches anywhere on the motherboard.