Forgotten (or corrupt?) bios password - Thinkpad T30

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Get a password removal tool off ebay, they are around £12 and work very well
check the list of machines it does but i think they do tpads
HTH
"Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@herlihy.eu.veil.com> wrote in message
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> A friend has an IBM Thinkpad T30. She put a "complex" bios password and
now
> can't remember it, (although she remembers the two ideas which inspired
it,
> apparently!) Hours of trying likely combinations have drawn a blank.
> Perhaps it has somehow been corrupted. Anyhow, she's stuck.
>
> Is there an alternative to shipping the machine to a service centre with
> proof of ownership? It's entirely legitimately owned, but it would be
good
> to save the cost and delay...
>
> --
> ####################
> ## PH, London
> ####################
>
>

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Thanks!

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## PH, London
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"nigel h" <nigeldotharveyatbaesystemsdotcom> wrote in message
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> Get a password removal tool off ebay, they are around £12 and work very
well
> check the list of machines it does but i think they do tpads
> HTH
> "Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@herlihy.eu.veil.com> wrote in message
> news:c89vi4$io4$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> > A friend has an IBM Thinkpad T30. She put a "complex" bios password and
> now
> > can't remember it, (although she remembers the two ideas which inspired
> it,
> > apparently!) Hours of trying likely combinations have drawn a blank.
> > Perhaps it has somehow been corrupted. Anyhow, she's stuck.
> >
> > Is there an alternative to shipping the machine to a service centre with
> > proof of ownership? It's entirely legitimately owned, but it would be
> good
> > to save the cost and delay...
> >
> > --
> > ####################
> > ## PH, London
> > ####################
> >
> >
>
>

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"Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@herlihy.eu.veil.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Tony - I'd Googled extensively but hadn't thought of using the
word
> "disable", which was more productive than "lost" or "forgotten"! It seems
> the Power-On password is quite easy to reset - the IBM hardware manual
> contains the instructions. Thanks again.
>

No problem, do keep us updated with this.

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