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

[Bruce Markowitz]

EXACTLY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Bell" <RobDBell at mailworks.org>
Cc: <thinkpad at stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Does anyone know how to reset the BIOS password on
aT21?


> 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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