I have a password set for both to enter the BIOS and regular boot. It was working fine the last time I used it. I didn't do anything but leave it in a corner for a few weeks. The password screen will come on, I type my password, but when I type the carot character ('^') the thinkpad beeps at me and no character is typed. It will beep when I type any non-alphanumeric character, whether it's the period or the pipe.
I have tried removing the battery. Also, I opened it up and disconnected what I believe to be the BIOS battery. It's wrapped in yellow rubber balloon and underneath the trackpad next to the main hard drive bay. I reconnected it, and booted it back up, but it's still the same, only it complains about the date and time. I don't really care about that, I just want to be able to input my password.
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T400 beeps when typing non-alphanumeric characters
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Re: T400 beeps when typing non-alphanumeric characters
If it complains about Date/Time, it's because they were wiped when you removed the yellow CMOS-battery.
It will stay that way until you manage to get into BIOS again and set them.
AFAIK older TPs do not use non-alphanumeric characters, are you sure you use the correct password?
Anyway, here's a tested method to remove that SVP.
The EEPROM can be found here
It will stay that way until you manage to get into BIOS again and set them.
AFAIK older TPs do not use non-alphanumeric characters, are you sure you use the correct password?
Anyway, here's a tested method to remove that SVP.
The EEPROM can be found here
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