[Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on a T21?

[John Toliver]

You won't believe this.  He finds this link......
 
http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password
 
gotta love Google huh?  I don't know who of us will do the honors on this but if
I end up with the task I will post my findings,  thanks all.


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From: John Toliver [mailto:john.toliver at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:14 PM
To: 'Michael Schullo'
Subject: FW: [Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on a
T21?


I'll look it over but I don't think you have any other options but become a pest
to the seller.  This was a bad eBay sale unless he told you before you bought.



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From: Pretty Good Computer Services [mailto:canyonlands at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 1:57 PM
To: John Toliver
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on a
T21?


Go to www.techspot.com and search for Rustam, and for Password removal tools.  I
have not removed passwords on Thinkpads with this technique, only Dell Latitudes
and Inspirons, and a few Compaqs. 





On 8/3/07, John Toliver <john.toliver at gmail.com> wrote: 

Thanks for the fast replies.  I appreciate it.  Tell me more about the shorting
technique......  What tools would I need to have in order to do this?


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From: Pretty Good Computer Services [mailto:canyonlands at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 1:47 PM
To: John Toliver
Cc: thinkpad at stderr.org
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on a
T21?



Not likely.  There is a guy on TechSpot names Rustam who is famous for password
removal... bit I don't know if he has ever done Thinkpads.  I have never heard
of anybody removing T21 passwords.

There is a shorting technique for passwords programmed into an eeprom, that
might work, but it also wipes out the ability to use the Thinkpad recovery
discs. 


RayBay


On 8/3/07, John Toliver <john.toliver at gmail.com> wrote: 

Friend of mine just handed me a T21 he replaced the M-board on.  He bought board
off eBay and no mention BIOS password.  He reassembles it and now he is locked
out.  Does a method exist to reset the password or disable it? 
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