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power up password
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:24 am
by dolphin57
Hi ! Trying to remove forgotten
power up password on my old 240x. I have tried shorting JP1 as instructed in the worshop manual but it just comes back
. Anyone got any other ideas.
Bob
Re: power up password
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:25 am
by Harryc
Thread locked. Please read the forum rules regarding passwords.
Re: power up password
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:29 am
by rkawakami
For some additional edification on this subject....
- power-on passwords can usually be cleared by following the instructions in the Hardware Maintenance Manual. (See HMM
index here)
- there's no forum restrictions on talking about
power-on passwords since the factory has already made public the steps required to do so
- BIOS (supervisor) and hard drive passwords are another matter; public discussions about the possibilities to bypass, remove and/or circumvent them are not allowed here
Since the OP has stated that placing a jumper across JP1 did not work (and assuming that the OP used an
electrically conductive piece of material), then it must be assumed that the system has a
supervisor password and thus falls under the forum's rules on that subject.
P.S.
@dolphin57: Welcome (or at least uncloaking) to thinkpads.com!