My roomie intensionally locked my IBM ThinkPad T30 2366 with a bios supervisor password and forgot it. I cant get into the bios or anything. I just turn the laptop on, see the ibm logo and then the little lock icon appears. Does anyone have any idea how to clear it? reach me on my enail address talk2chriso@yahoo.com. Thank you and God bless you.

just a few steps
1. slap tht ur room mate
2. get the lappy and open it up (carefully)
3. look for the cmos battery
4. remove the battery, after a few seconds put it back in
5. put the lappy back together and power ON
6. if it works, show a tongue to ur room mate
7. if it doesnt work, do nothing

P.S: take all the above steps at ur own risk o.

I've tried it and its not working.

Bigpiper:

I've tried it and its not working.

Step 7


i didn't say u should remove the laptop battery o, i'm asking u to remove the CMOS battery, that one is on the motherboard.

Haba. oga dual core You dey confuse the guy now Its not anybody that knows what a CMOS battery is.

samir101ng:

Haba. oga dual core You dey confuse the guy now Its not anybody that knows what a CMOS battery is.

oya help me explain for am, i dey chop roasted plan . . . arghhhhhh oil don pour for ma keypad
nland must pay

I know what a CMOS battery is and it been removed for the past two dayd because i was told by some people that if i should remove it long enough, the lappy will be restore to it's factory setting.

removing cmos for a week and removing it for 10 seconds is the same thing
mehn we really need to do tht ur roommate something sha

meanwhile ur case don go from minor to major

dude if u've got the liver to carry soldering iron touch ur lappy, try this http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password/



just thinking . . . maybe flashing the bios can work too

I no get liver to carry soldering iron on my lappy o but i think i'll rather slap it on top and beneth. That should solve the problem. @dual core, thanks for tryn to help. At least u responded. My neigbour would be going to china for a weak. maybe he'll take it along for repai and refurbishing. Once again thank Dual Core

Bigpiper:

@dual core, thanks for tryn to help. At least u responded. My neigbour would be going to china for a weak. maybe he'll take it along for repai and refurbishing. Once again thank Dual Core

cant remember ever telling u i waz helping for free
please be sure to pay ur billz by the counter on yo way out

erm . . . good thing u dont wonno solder tht lappy,

[color=#000099][/color]just go meet an expert!!

simply clear the CMOS or get a new hard disk!!! Your roommate is really wicked, lol

burla++:

simply clear the CMOS

tht's wht we trynna do bro,

burla++:

or get a new hard disk!!!

has nuffin to do with the hard drive. its a bios thingy

burla++:

Your roommate is really wicked, lol

hence the reason we gotto visit bigpiper so we can give his roommate a "treat"
bigpipper, address plz. . .

Before you solder you lappy, try your hands on "Active password changer"
Put it in the disc drive before booting.
It should do the rest for you.
Enjoy

By now you must have realised that ibm bios locks are almost unbreakable. Either make your room mate remember it, or shoot him! either way, you are looking at buying a new lap top. Sorry mate!

Dual Core:

can't remember ever telling u i waz helping for free
please be sure to pay your billz by the counter on yo way out

erm . . . good thing u don't wonno solder that lappy,

9ja

make i put my mouth for this una case small,,,
That your roommate smoke dope when him lock that?
You need to report this case to john cina make him smack your roommate down
Anyways The only thin you fit do na to Flash Bios,
If e no work then Format!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey bro! ur system needs to be flashed bioswise
just that n u r free.

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hey i can fix ya lappy 4 u but it will cut u jst a little token i have opened alot of them ok so contach me here nd i will give u d clue but u will pay 4 d services rendered

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You need to reset the jumper on ur board. Removing the battery alone will not solve the prob. There after slap ur roomie.

Cheers

Biyi1471:

You need to reset the jumper on your board. Removing the battery alone will not solve the prob. There after slap your roomie.

Cheers

not all of em dey accept jumper reset, so as dual said much earlier its a major issue, only flashing could be his way out.

@postel Are sure its your room mate or they give you laptop to repair? Anyhw shall i go help you.
1. open the laptop after that locate the cmos
2. To flash a cmos is simple you would see a paper stick to it now remove the paper and expose it to light or sun light the cover it again.
it would be ok so turn it on and carry go for your lappi has been made whole
Halla me when you are thru

@dark_side,
are you positive that exposing it to sunlight won't cause any damaging effect. And have you tried it before.

very positive and yes i did it for laptop i expose it for long oh just like 3 second to a bright light. Thats one of the reason why they stick a paper on it