Help with Notebook

rolleyes:confusedI've got an old HP Pavilion Notebook, Win98, that is password protected, can't even access bios.
I'd like to install a fresh 98 and donate the thing, but it won't boot or recognize the 98 CD.
I know on towers you can remove the battery or move some jumpers to clear, but how can I revive this one?

 

I know double posting is a no-no, but this is for charity. If I get this 'puter running, it will be donated to the Senior Center and some elderly widow will at least be able to exchange emails with her children/grandchildren. No lie! It's what I do.
Anyone know how to get past this password or reset the bios or allow me to reinstall '98? It's that or the thing goes in the garbage.:confused

 

HP + notebook + password protected = could mean you are stymied without throwing $$$ at HP for their fix (and probably proving ownership, etc.). It's just as bad with some Dell notebooks , probably others too.

 

I was afraid of that, I tried taking it apart but I don't think I can do so without destroying. I do have a bootable 3.5" disk I'm trying tonight, but with little confidence, though the machine does look at the floppy drive when booting.
Looks like the thing is probably garbage.

 

Thanks guys, wouldn't boot from floppy either. Previously did some googling on this and pretty much found the same answer, more than one reference to toss it, I did. Only had 64M memory anyway.