How do I get rid of a bios password?

Older ThinkPads.. from the 600, the 7xx, the iSeries, 300, 500, the Transnote and, of course, the 701
Post Reply
Message
Author
Bookworm
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 399
Joined: Fri May 25, 2007 9:47 am
Location: Cave Junction, Oregon

How do I get rid of a bios password?

#1 Post by Bookworm » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:20 pm

how do I get rid of a bios
password on a 755ce?

rkawakami
Admin
Admin
Posts: 10055
Joined: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:26 am
Location: San Jose, CA 95120 USA
Contact:

#2 Post by rkawakami » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:48 pm

Ray Kawakami
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.

whizkid
ThinkPadder
ThinkPadder
Posts: 1555
Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:40 pm
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Contact:

#3 Post by whizkid » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:15 am

This one pertains to all three kinds of passwords:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-59377
Machine-Project: 750P, 600X, T42, T60, T400, X1 Carbon Touch

Bookworm
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 399
Joined: Fri May 25, 2007 9:47 am
Location: Cave Junction, Oregon

#4 Post by Bookworm » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:45 am

It's a power on password. I took
out the backup battery, but it
won't go away! What do I do now?

If I just hit enter, I can boot,
but I keep getting "This program
has violated system inegrety" and
write protect errors.

By the way I'm using DOS 5 & WFW
3.11 on a 755CE.

Bookworm
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 399
Joined: Fri May 25, 2007 9:47 am
Location: Cave Junction, Oregon

#5 Post by Bookworm » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:48 am

By the way, I also get an error
201. Would that have anything to
do with this?

Where can I get a replacement
(upgrade?) RAM board?

AlphaKilo470
Moderator Emeritus
Moderator Emeritus
Posts: 2737
Joined: Sun Nov 28, 2004 1:42 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contact:

#6 Post by AlphaKilo470 » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:13 am

You'll have to know the password to remove it. You enter the password followed by a space.

As for the OS errors, sounds like a problem with the drive and/or corrupt files. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be caused by the BIOS password.
ThinkPad T60: 2GHZ CD T2500, 3gb RAM, 14.1" XGA, 60gb 7k100, Win 7 Ult
Latitude E7250: i5 5300U 2.3ghz, 12gb RAM, 12" 1080p touch, 256gb SSD, Win 10

Bookworm
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 399
Joined: Fri May 25, 2007 9:47 am
Location: Cave Junction, Oregon

#7 Post by Bookworm » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:09 pm

What about the error 201? Where
can I get a replacement RAM
board?

How do I find out what the
password is? The guy at the yard
sale said to just hit enter. He
probably wasn't the original
owner, probably was the one who
mangled the Windows 95
instalation, (That's OK, I hate
that start button anyway) and set
up his sale in a rented parking
lot.

I'm pretty shure my software is
not the problem because I had the
same problems under Windows '95.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!

ryengineer
Moderator Emeritus
Moderator Emeritus
Posts: 4393
Joined: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:29 pm
Location: L.A. (home town) CA, Toronto ON.

#8 Post by ryengineer » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:59 am

Bookworm wrote:What about the error 201? Where
can I get a replacement RAM
board?........snip
Error 201 on 755ce is due to bad IC DRAM Card or System Board.

Try ebay, I hear people say you can find everything there.
Bookworm wrote:snip...........How do I find out what the
password is?......snip
Sorry, we don't know. :??:. Please ask the original owner who sold/gave it away to the guy at the yard sale.
"I've come a long, long way," she said, "and I will go as far,
With the man who takes me from my horse, and leads me to a bar."
The man who took her off her steed, and stood her to a beer,
Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a DRUNKEN ENGINEER.

ryengineer
Moderator Emeritus
Moderator Emeritus
Posts: 4393
Joined: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:29 pm
Location: L.A. (home town) CA, Toronto ON.

#9 Post by ryengineer » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:20 pm

Two following posts deleted upon poster's request.
"I've come a long, long way," she said, "and I will go as far,
With the man who takes me from my horse, and leads me to a bar."
The man who took her off her steed, and stood her to a beer,
Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a DRUNKEN ENGINEER.

Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “ThinkPad Legacy Hardware”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest