After removing the cmos battery, my thinkpad asks for a supervisory or power up password before booting. I opened it up, and there are no jumpers to reset the password, neither is there a security chip. I already tried several backdoor passwords for its phoenix bios. Nothing works. Would appreciate fresh ideas.
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Supervisory Password Thinkpad T21
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irishkiwi007
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PHOENIX BIOS backdoor passwords:
phoenix, PHOENIX, CMOS, BIOS
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phoenix, PHOENIX, CMOS, BIOS
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KimberTech
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Known issue...with a fix from IBM.
The patch is a bios update....
go here:
QUOTED FROM IBM WEBSITE
version 1.05 KZET23WW
(New) Add option to disable SuperDisk Boot in the configuration menu to allow SuperDisk drive to be assigned a fixed letter.
(Fix) Power-on password function problem.
I pledge to share any information I have and advise to the best of my knowledge based on the information provided. RULE#1 Do no harm.
The patch is a bios update....
go here:
QUOTED FROM IBM WEBSITE
version 1.05 KZET23WW
(New) Add option to disable SuperDisk Boot in the configuration menu to allow SuperDisk drive to be assigned a fixed letter.
(Fix) Power-on password function problem.
I pledge to share any information I have and advise to the best of my knowledge based on the information provided. RULE#1 Do no harm.
KimberTech
MIS
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