I want my lenovo bois password
TechDirector,
Was this the power on password? Did your son recently update the BIOS on his ThinkPad?
If so, see this thread...
http://forums.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=T_Series_Thinkpads&message.id=5631&query.id=16367#M5631
I am sorry to tell you, but you are out of luck, unless you are willing to go to extreme measures. Lenovo's are one of the worst when it comes to BIOS passwords because it encrypts the password and stores it within a motherboard storage chip. The only way I have seen to even have a chance of getting around a Lenovo BIOS password is to solder an adapter into the motherboard, connect the adapter to the serial port on a second computer, run a specific piece of software, and then sort through hex codes to seek out the actual password field. I'm not sure where you can get the adapter or software, or how much it costs...I just know that it is not something common and not something that is easily done.
My guess is that you obtained a virus. I've seen viruses cause this before, but it wasn't too big of deal those times because those motherboards all allowed me to remove the battery or a jumper to reset the BIOS. Newer motherboards, though, now have security measures in place to prevent the BIOS from being overridden in order to prevent theft of information.
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Thanks adam8117. I guess my most specific question is - how could the password issue happen w/o being initiated by the user? I have worked in the video/audio/automation technology field my whole life and have never encountered a situation where the only swer was, "...it has to be 100% user error - there is no possible way it could be a hardware &/or software initiated issue...". Any thoughts?
Thanks.
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