IBM Thinkpad

[2hot4me]

does anybody in here know how to reset the bios password (power-on password) for IBM Thinkpads' (model T30).

this is urgent. Thanks in advance.

 

[AcidSnow]

your gonna have to take that laptop apart, pull the little button battery out of the mainboard for a few seconds . . . . then you should be ready to go

 

[Chinook]

There are some standard bios passwords, have a look here:

http://www.elfqrin.com/docs/biospw.html

Good luck 2hot, it can be a big pain if you can't get into it.
You might also google on "bios backdoors" for some more info.

 

[Chinook]

After checking a little more for you it looks like it's an even bigger problem with the T30. But!... have a look on ebay.ca and search for thinkpad password. There's a guy with the handle "cuiinc" who seems to have a number of happy customers he's help out. (you'll need to solder in a new chip from him) he's got one for you now at $114.62 Cdn.

 

[2hot4me]

thanks guys for ur time and helps. Friend of mine said i gotta change the motherboard if i remove the battery(on board) and put it back in. IBM is different from others.

i'll try ebay. thanks again.