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. -- a. aa. aaa. b. bb. bbb. c. cc. ccc. d. dd. ddd. e. ee. eee. ... Stewart Stremler -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list