HP OmniBook 300 find!

[Portablepower]

Hi all,
New to the forum, thought I'd add a bit to this thread that has given me some great info already.
Currently working on an OB 300, 2MB ram with the 40 MB mechanical drive.
It's in really nice condition.
Have already ordered four 4/5A NiMh cells to refurbish a battery pack. It came with two packs, both dead so I thought sacrificing one wouldn't hurt.

It works ok, so I was very interested in the topic of replacing the hdd with flash...
...and hit a major snag: BIOS password protection I didn't know about.
It's something you don't notice until you remove the hdd.
So I do not have the password, and judging from the Interwebs, only HP was able to provide you with an unlock code, but they don't know how to do that anymore.
(it's in eeprom, so no battery-tricks will save you here).

I am now stuck with the fact that the device lifespan is now directly linked to that of the hard drive. Bloody shame if you ask me.

If anyone has more info on the Bios password issue or knows other ways to make it use flash I am offcourse VERY interested.

Great forum and to show I'm a bit of a fan I own:
3x200lx (two w. broken hinge) 2x jornada 720 1x Omnibook 300.

Portablepower