Years ago I found a utility that cleared the BIOS password in a situation like yours. I didn't think it could be done via software, but it did work. Not sure if it's still out there or works with modern BIOS', but might be worth some Googling to find out... Levi
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Somehow my kids or someone caused our Thinkpad laptop to now ask for a > password > > on a weird black screen everytime we reboot it. > > > > Without this password we can't get into the BIOS or do anything. > > > > 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? > > You have to remove the main battery AND the clock battery (which also > preserves BIOS settings) to force a BIOS reset. You may be lucky and > have a tiny embedded switch somewhere to do the reset, depends on the > model of laptop. Getting to the clock battery usually requires > disassembling the laptop. > > Gus > > > -- > KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
