Reinstall OS on T42 security issues

[dainova]

Hi, again

I have T42 that bit slow + too much thinkgs installed on it, so I decided to reintall it back to the egg. Just curiouse how all IBM security stuff will behave, I have currently <Client Security > and <Active Protection System> installed.

Just got all recovery CD and embedded passwd from prev owner.

I have Client Security running for old user, which I belive I can get rid off without any problem after reintalling software, right ? Moreover that he deleted his account from W'xp leaving only admin.

Also just curiouse can I modify <Embedded security passwd> after reinstalling OS to make it really confidential or it's hard coded in chip and stay with laptop for good and all prev users will know it?
As I understand this is for real chip that embedded in Mobo.
I didn't see any option for this in BIOS, just enable/disable.

I'm sorry that I made forum not confortable about my prev post, that could made impression that my T42 smell not good. It's perfectly legal transaction, had just problem to locate old owner.
I also new to all these security features and try to do it with caution to avoid problems.

My T42 is 379-A1U and there is my corporate personal email address on forum profile.

Tx again

[carbon_unit]

Personally, I would remove all bios and Client security passwords before I restored with the cd's, just to avoid any glitches.

[oekelly]

Hi all,

I am about to reinstall my T42 from "Product recovery disc"s or from the service partition. (I have not done that before.) And I want to be sure that there are no hardware passwords.

carbon_unit suggested "remove all bios and Client security passwords" and I agree.

In CSS7 > Advanced Security > Audit, I see the following entries

power on password
hard drive password
administratory password

and these three are set to Disabled.
Is that all the passwords I should be concerned with?

Also CSS7 > Advanced Security > Audit shows that the "Embedded Security Chip" is set to Enabled. Should I disable it? What function does it serve if there are no hardware passwords?

Many thanks,

Owen