I lost my bios key. hp probook 6560b

hello,
i lost my bios password.
what to do?
hp probook 6560B
grtz,
dcat177

Please remove the RTC Battery following the steps available in Page 71 of the service manual:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03052147.pdf
Insert the RTC Battery after a 5 minutes and start the system.
I am an HP employee.
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