[Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on aT21?

[Bruce Markowitz]

It's old news. Just return that board and buy a good one. They should be
available for under $50. The LCD is the problem on the T2X series, they look
like crap after a while.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Toliver" <john.toliver at gmail.com>
To: <thinkpad at stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on
aT21?


> 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.
>
>
>   _____
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> 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?
>
>
>   _____
>
> 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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