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Bios Password?

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CliffC

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Some idiot bios password protected his Thinkpad and then left the company, IBM says send it to them and for a fee they'll unlock it.
The company says screw that just throw it away. It's a PIII and I'd like to save it, so does anyone know how I can clear the password and save the company big bucks?
Thanks for any help!
 
Try and remove the clock/bios battery inside and make sure it's unplugged. Then insert the battery and boot up.
 
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You might also try these old backdoor passwords.

For Award BIOS:
AWARD_SW
j262
d8on
589589
shift+s y x z

For AMI BIOS:
AMI_SW
AMI!SW/
AMI?SW/

All of those are case sensitive.

If you cleared the CMOS by resetting a jumper, the BIOS might revert to
a factory default password. Some of these are:
AMI
Award
Phoenix
bios
setup
cmos

ax57
 
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