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

[Rob Bell]

Haudy Kazemi wrote:

>>>You won't believe this.  He finds this link......
>>>
>>>http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password
> 
> 
> http://www.allservice.ro/
> http://home.ripway.com/2005-7/365678/index.htm
> Download programming tools. CRC error recovery assistance.
> http://www.allservice.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61
> 
> I think the Allservice.ro site has info on fixing a locked BIOS and/or hard 
> drive. IIRC, some of the techniques required either building some special 
> I/O adapter or soldering wire leads to the BIOS chip or I think interfacing 
> through the serial port.
> 
> There is also http://www.ja.axxs.net/unlock/ 
> http://www.ja.axxs.net/unlock/key_for_t20.htm I believe it used to have all 
> the recovery info freely available and later they put it behind a pay first 
> wall.

Yeah, and all the password unlocking services are going to likely be a 
lot more expensive than the original used system board itself and will 
be time consuming.  The best bet in situations like this is to make the 
seller take it back for a refund or pony up the correct password.

Rob



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