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looking at used x61s on ebay but...

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:41 am
by mcbrucer
it comes without the bios supervisor password :roll:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cheap-IBM-Len ... 2c607cefb1


what would I actually need this password for?

should i keep on walking?

any/all advice appreciated.

cheers

Re: looking at used x61s on ebay but...

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:27 pm
by RealBlackStuff
That machine is locked with a Supervisor password (SVP), which seller does not know.
Without it you can make NO changes in the bios.
See also this: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail. ... MIGR-59377
Stay away from it unless you know how to remove the SVP.