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Repeatedly tap the F1 key when the Lenovo, ThinkPad, ThinkStation, or ThinkCentre logo appears, The computer may beep once to indicate that it will boot to BIOS.
How to Enable Boot device List F12 Option
The following example shows a system that has an option to enable or disable the Boot device List F12 Option.
Go into the BIOS to enable Boot device List F12 Option (option is usually under the Startup tab).
CMOS/BIOS battery is soldered on this (Lenovo G585). One of my relatives/family forgot bios password. And I can't boot from USB or CD (blocked from BIOS settings).
There usually a button cell battery on the motherboard. Remove this and wait for system to discharge there usually somewhere you can short out to remove residual charge but without details I recommend just giving 5-10 mins. Replace battery BIOS should be reset.
BIOS passwords can be reset or removed in two ways:
1. using software 2. using hardware.
I would first try resetting or removing using software, here are two software apps to reset or retrieve BIOS passwords.
!BIOS - is a PC BIOS toolkit offering password removal/decrypt and BIOS settings modification/backup/restore. You can download it here: http://www.syschat.com/download120.html&act=down
Theres a reset procedure. I believe if you press and hold the F1 key while powering the laptop you should get a reset bios password. Google, reset lenovo bios password.
For that you need to reset factory defaults settings for bios. For reset bios u have to open back side of your laptop then u find motherbord circuit there. pull cmos cell on motherbord for 15 minute then it reset to defaults. Also u can reset with jumper settigns read carefully on mother bord there is 1 jumper near cmos cell u read there " bios reset or clear" It is on 1-2 position right now set it in 2-3 position then power up then all bios settings are reset. then again set it in 1-2 its original position.
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