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Former Member
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i bought it a few weeks ago, used but runs very well and crunching well. it is a t60.
----------------------------------------now i am told it has a 'supervisor' password that it will demand one day, and it will never work again after that  [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Sep 26, 2012 10:19:30 AM] |
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mikey
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i bought it a few weeks ago, used but runs very well and crunching well. it is a t60. now i am told it has a 'supervisor' password that it will demand one day, and it will never work again after that Two things: 1st) contact the seller and see if they can provide it; 2nd) download a copy of Hiren's BootCD and us the password resetting program in it to rest the password to something you want it to be. Normally I have found you need to run the password changer TWICE for it to take. This is NOT a hacking program as if you are changing a password that is NOT yours they owner WILL know that someone changed the password! The process first you change the password, twice like I said, then you log into Windows and it forces you to change it AGAIN to something else, so chose something easy the first time. MOST pc Techs have a copy of Hiren's CD so they can fix other peoples pc's.   |
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wplachy
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i bought it a few weeks ago, used but runs very well and crunching well. it is a t60. now i am told it has a 'supervisor' password that it will demand one day, and it will never work again after that Where are you being told about the supervisor password?
Bill P
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Former Member
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Where are you being told about the supervisor password? if i push f1 on startup it will go into bios and allow some things to be changed, but not date/time, boot order etc. those screens say i am in 'user mode' and need a supervisor. |
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wplachy
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If the Supervisor password is enabled and set you are going to have to enter that password in order to make change to the BIOS config. On the T60 a lost Supervisor password requires either replacing the mobo or recovering it yourself via soldering connecters to the mobo chip and reading it from another PC, not a method I would try and will void your warranty.
----------------------------------------As mikey159b wrote in 1st) your going to need to get this resolved with the seller. The password discussed in 2nd) is the Windows password which doesn't have any connection to the BOIS Supervisor password. Looking at a description of Hiren's BootCD it appears there is a BIOS password remover but there is no way to tell if it will work with the T60 as IBM went to great lengths to secure the BIOS password(s). If you google 'thinkpad bios in user mode' you'll find a number of hits with a couple for the T60. If you set any of the BIOS passwords (power on, HDD) have you tried using those for the Supervisor password?
Bill P
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Former Member
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thanks for replies, no seller or warranty available.
well i might gamble on that 'soldering' thing if there are some easy instructions somewhere. |
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mikey
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thanks for replies, no seller or warranty available. well i might gamble on that 'soldering' thing if there are some easy instructions somewhere. Soldering on a pc is VERY dangerous and can EASILY fry everything! In the end it is much safer to contact IBM directly and ask them what to do. Removing the batteries, there IS an internal one like desktops but it is NOT always easily accessible or removable, for a period of time, a few days, MAY power down the capacitors enough so that they 'forget' the info. A local mom and pop pc store may be able to help too, I would get an estimate first though, my local one charges 60 bucks(US) but then applies that to any repairs. NO rebates though if the repair is a 2 second fix! |
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Former Member
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well i guess the soldering is too complicated.
but i did get a tip. i read that i can change the CMOS battery but leaving the AC power on. this is supposed to avoid a demand for the "supervisor" password. very sad, since i put in an SSD and upgraded the processor |
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Former Member
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sold it.
apparently quite a few people are mad with lenovo / ibm after they forgot their "supervisor" passwords  |
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YZR1
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Just to add a note, this does not require anything as complex as soldering onto a leg of a processor. This only requires attaching the "pretinned" tip of a fine wire to the leg of an ATMEL chip. These are much larger and much more accessible than a regular IC chip would be. Also, you are not "soldering" really, your just reheating a presolder coated wire so that it sticks to the leg.
Take a look: http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password/ Probably still is not anything for the faint at heart, but, if the laptop is toast anyway, why not give it a try. At least you'll have get some experience out of it before tossing it. Just a thought. B.Rey |
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