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toor did not work.... as soon as I figure out how to use flashrom to reverse engineer the bios, I'll post my results.

Great insight. Even better advice... I shall attempt to gain access and will report back asap.... Thanks WANg!

Yes, I tried that as mentioned in HP's troubleshooting guide as well as other suggested methods like removing the cmos battery for 24 hours. From what I can tell, there's a "Stringent Password" that's been configured. That's the only thing that can explain this BIOS lockout. Question is, why...

I'd be satisfied with my t730 if I could access the BIOS.... Setup still Password Protected with no options in sight!

"fireport", "f1r3p0rt", "FIREPORT", "F1R3P0RT".... no luck.

Thanks... good idea. Worth a try.

Yup, try that a few hundred times... I called HP and they said, "Sorry, we don't provide BIOS password resets. You'll need to send it in for service". Ugh.....

Found this on Amazon for the NIC's (https://www.amazon.com/tekit-Converter-Adtapter-Support-Network/dp/B07JK3VTZQ?th=1). I'm also building a t730 pfSense. Mine came with no OS and it's been a massive pain in the arse. The BIOS is password protected which prevents me from updating the BIOS and...

Got one.... the "No OS" version. Had a BIOS Password enabled.... still trying to find a work around and/or password options. I loaded pfSense 2.4.4_p3.... still need to update the BIOS and UEFI to allow for my 4 port Gig NIC. Maybe someone here knows the password!