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forgot Bios password

Hi, very big issue. I'm a computer hardware technician and I have a Lenovo G530 laptop that i'm trying to fix for a good friend. Someone in the house some how found their way into the bios and activated the bios passwod and noone can remember it. I have tried everything i could think of to bypass it but as you well know the bios password hits the screen no matter what. The Lenovo is out of warranty so not much help from IBM at the moment. My last hope was to clear the cmos but can not find a cmos battery or reset jumper any where on the board i opened everything. This guy needs help he's a teacher and yes everything is on the hard drive yes i can back up his files and put them on a new laptop but the Lenovo is a bit over 1yr so a new unit is out of the question at this time. Are there any ideas anyone at all can toss at me.

HELP!!!!

jppinto

Here's a shot on the dark:

http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.html

jppinto

mccracky

It doesn't look good according to this:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-59377

Another site talking about Thinkpads:
http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password/
or:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/CmosPwd

Have fun!

nobus

You can't remove the password, without knowing it !
modern laptops keep it in a security chip - for anti-theft reasons
resetting the bios does not help; nor does removing the battery, since the password is not in there
you would need to know in what chip it is, and how to reset that
you have to turn it in to the manufacturer, and show proof of ownership - then they can help
or replace the mobo !

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