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I will assume it is a Thinkpad.<br />
If you are the registered owner, then you can contact IBM to unlock the bios for you (they will charge for this, as it requires a chip to be replaced)
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I will assume it is a Thinkpad.
If you are the registered owner, then you can contact IBM to unlock the bios for you (they will charge for this, as it requires a chip to be replaced)

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There are several methods to go about this:<br />
a)Use manufacturers backdoor password to access the bios:<br />
For IBM bios:<br />
Press both mouse buttons repeatedly during the boot<br />
Or IBM Thinkpad 760 hold down shift+enter when prompted for the password<br />
Other common passwords: <br />
BIOSTAR, biostar, biosstar, CMOS, setup, SETUP<br />
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b) Use a password cracking software:<br />
<a href="http://www.utilitygeek.com/details.php?fileid=82" rel="ugc">http://www.utilitygeek.com/details.php?fileid=82</a>&nbsp;<br />
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c) Removing CMOS battery for at least 10 minutes<br />
d) Reset CMOS using jumpers<br />
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<a href="http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/help/solutions/bios_password_ibm.html" rel="ugc">http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/help/solutions/bios_password_ibm.html</a><br />
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What kind of laptop is this model no?<br />
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There are several methods to go about this:
a)Use manufacturers backdoor password to access the bios:
For IBM bios:
Press both mouse buttons repeatedly during the boot
Or IBM Thinkpad 760 hold down shift+enter when prompted for the password
Other common passwords:
BIOSTAR, biostar, biosstar, CMOS, setup, SETUP

b) Use a password cracking software:
http://www.utilitygeek.com/details.php?fileid=82 [http://www.utilitygeek.com/details.php?fileid=82] 

c) Removing CMOS battery for at least 10 minutes
d) Reset CMOS using jumpers

http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/help/solutions/bios_password_ibm.html [http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.de/english/help/solutions/bios_password_ibm.html]

What kind of laptop is this model no?

 

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removal battery did the trick as none of the backdoor passwords seemed to work<br />
cheers
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removal battery did the trick as none of the backdoor passwords seemed to work
cheers

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thinkpad bios password removal
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We have just retrieved a IBM laptop from a departed employee who is now out of the country. The laptop is password protected at BIOS level. He is not contactible to obtain this. Is there a way around this?<br />
cheers<br />
lkelly
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We have just retrieved a IBM laptop from a departed employee who is now out of the country. The laptop is password protected at BIOS level. He is not contactible to obtain this. Is there a way around this?
cheers
lkelly

BIOS password bypass?

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