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Disable administrator password in Dell GX520

Hi I manage tech for a medium sized nonprofit and we are opening a new place. The new place came with a few computers and one is a Dell GX520. I need to install XP Pro but can't change the boot order because someone set an admin password in the setup! I've removed the battery, moved jumpers, but nothing seems to reset the bios and no one knows what or who set the password on the system!  Is there a way to reset this without the admin password?
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I was able to get into the system. I guessed the account password and got logged on, but this is not the same password as the setup password in the BIOS.
Worked! Thanks much.