TPM Clear

[tbarbone]

Hi everyone,

I just purchased a refurb T430 and am very happy with it. I was hoping to set up BitLocker with the TPM module but I cannot get it to clear. I have set up the computer in secure boot using UEFI but the TPM will not respond to any clearing commands, regardless of whether they come from windows or the BIOS. After some time googling it appears that perhaps my laptop was set up with MDT (Microsoft deployment tools), and this might be the culprit as to why I cannot clear the TPM. As a regular consumer, I don't have an MDT. Is there any tool out there or script or something that will allow me to reset the TPM? Using Power Shell it keeps asking for an owner password to reset the TPM, which I do not have. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

[pkiff]

Welcome to the Forum, tbarbone.
Please contact the original owner and ask them to provide you with whatever master passwords may have been set on the machine. We do not permit discussions of ways of bypassing security chips on this forum, per the Rules of this Road: "5. Passwords: Discussion on how to defeat the **password or Security Chip on thinkpads specifically or lenovo/IBM branded computers in general will NOT be allowed." Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the other rules before your next post:
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