How to unblock bios on my laptop?

[calahan]

How to unblock bios on my Lenovo laptop? It has preinstalled Win7 but I want to install Win XP serv pack 2 ... please can you help how?

 

[corkyg]

What model of Lenovo? Why not learn to use Win 7? Not that much different than XP, and you won't be on a dead end. Not sure what you mean by "blocked BIOS." To access BIOS in Thinkpads, you press F1 at the first screen.

If you just need to run software in XP, consider installing XP in a VM.

 

[calahan]

What model of Lenovo? Why not learn to use Win 7? Not that much different than XP, and you won't be on a dead end. Not sure what you mean by "blocked BIOS." Tp access BIOS in Thinkpads, you press F1 at the first screen.

Xp is most faster and stable as i know. My Lenovo Laptop G50-70 bios doesn't have any boot section, where I can update my OS

 

[corkyg]

Xp is most faster and stable as i know. My Lenovo Laptop G50-70 bios doesn't have any boot section, where I can update my OS

XP is not faster than 7, nor is it more stable. You don't update the BIOS that way. If you really want to install XP, I would use a different drive, and install it from the XP disk. It will then update the BIOS as part of the installation. I do not recommend you do that, however.

 

[JackMDS]

XP is not faster than 7, nor is it more stable.

And on the other hand is very Insecure.

So we have:

Not Faster.

Not more Stable.

Not Secure

Three ""Winners"". :hmm:

Lenovo Built the device for post XP era, so it might be that older BIOS/OS can Not be installed on it.

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds100522 As you see No support for XP.
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There is this thing (secret button)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_9_Fg6H0HI

Be very careful not to destroy the BIOS (and probably the laptop) with something iffy.

 

[Ketchup]

Lenovo does not have driver/ OS support for XP for that model. So not only would it not be any faster, but most of the devices on that laptop would not operate correctly (and that is assuming you can find a hard drive controller driver that supports XP).

As others have mentioned, you do not need to unlock the BIOS to install an OS.

 

[silicon]

What model of Lenovo? Why not learn to use Win 7? Not that much different than XP, and you won't be on a dead end. Not sure what you mean by "blocked BIOS." To access BIOS in Thinkpads, you press F1 at the first screen.

If you just need to run software in XP, consider installing XP in a VM.

i think the poster means the bios is password protected and is fishing around for a hack to go into the bios. possibly the laptop has lost its owner?

 

[rgldsmth]

Some manufacturers have a bios tool that you input the error code you get when a unsuccessful bios login and it will generate a key. I do not know if Lenovo has one for the general public.

 

[calahan]

And on the other hand is very Insecure.

So we have:

Not Faster.

Not more Stable.

Not Secure

Three ""Winners"". :hmm:

Lenovo Built the device for post XP era, so it might be that older BIOS/OS can Not be installed on it.

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds100522 As you see No support for XP.
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There is this thing (secret button)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_9_Fg6H0HI

Be very careful not to destroy the BIOS (and probably the laptop) with something iffy.

Ohh boy you crush all my dreams!

 

[calahan]

i think the poster means the bios is password protected and is fishing around for a hack to go into the bios. possibly the laptop has lost its owner?

No, its not locked, I just have Bios version without Boot menu, that's why I am asking how to install new OS on my laptop.

 

[corkyg]

Try this. With the laptop off, connect a DVD drive via USB with the OS disk in it. Turn on the laptop, and at the first sign of life, hit F12. That should bring up a boot list. Select the USB DVD drive and it should boot from the OS disk. I am assuming the G-whatever does not have an optical drive. If it does, same procedure, different boot selection.

That's how my T510 works - F12 is the boot selection menu. It is not in the readable BIOS. When I boot to a flash media drive, that's how I do it.

 

[calahan]

Try this. With the laptop off, connect a DVD drive via USB with the OS disk in it. Turn on the laptop, and at the first sign of life, hit F12. That should bring up a boot list. Select the USB DVD drive and it should boot from the OS disk. I am assuming the G-whatever does not have an optical drive. If it does, same procedure, different boot selection.

That's how my T510 works - F12 is the boot selection menu. It is not in the readable BIOS. When I boot to a flash media drive, that's how I do it.

thank you for your help ... I will definitely try this. Hope it help me.

 

[SparkyJJO]

I still have no clue why you'd want to install an unsupported 14 year old operating system on any relatively new system that you likely cannot even get driver support for? What's the point?

 

[Bubbaleone]

Boot from USB without BIOS Support via PLoP CD

 

[calahan]

I still have no clue why you'd want to install an unsupported 14 year old operating system on any relatively new system that you likely cannot even get driver support for? What's the point?

my point is not to be a slave of new updates of the MS systems, as I read XP service pack 3 is most stable OS and enough for office or general routine job.

 

[calahan]

Boot from USB without BIOS Support via PLoP CD

thanks a lot for link!

 

[Fardringle]

my point is not to be a slave of new updates of the MS systems, as I read XP service pack 3 is most stable OS and enough for office or general routine job.

Whatever you read claiming that is simply wrong. XP SP3 is pretty stable, but Windows 7 is more stable in every way, vastly superior in security, and has better support for modern office/general routine software.

On top of that, you're going to have to search for third party, unsupported, 'hacked' drivers for the hardware in the laptop (making it even more unstable and insecure) since Lenovo does not have official drivers available for Windows XP.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Wow!! A lot of super good and informative information!! It was a pleasure reading this thread!!!

 

[calahan]

Whatever you read claiming that is simply wrong. XP SP3 is pretty stable, but Windows 7 is more stable in every way, vastly superior in security, and has better support for modern office/general routine software.

On top of that, you're going to have to search for third party, unsupported, 'hacked' drivers for the hardware in the laptop (making it even more unstable and insecure) since Lenovo does not have official drivers available for Windows XP.

You probably right ... I cant find any information about drivers for XP at Lenovo website. Its seems I have only one right choice Win7.