begin  quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 11:08:16AM -0700:
> Somehow my kids or someone caused our Thinkpad laptop to now ask for a
> password on a weird black screen everytime we reboot it.

You'll be getting a ransom note within the week.
 
> Without this password we can't get into the BIOS or do anything.

Yup.

> The guy at the shop said there is nothing we can do about it.  I'm
> wondering if lettting the battery run out will erase it.
> 
> Anyone ever seen this?

Yup.

If it's done right, you're toast.

Or spend your evenings guessing passwords.

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a. aa. aaa. b. bb. bbb. c. cc. ccc. d. dd. ddd. e. ee. eee. ...
Stewart Stremler


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