[dba-Tech] Thinkpad issues

Hi Perry

No. That's another thing.

/gustav

>>> pharold at proftesting.com 07-07-2008 18:51 >>>
Any chance it's like BIOS memory and loses it's setting when the BIOS
battery is removed? 


Perry Harold
Professional Testing Inc


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:56 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Thinkpad issues

Hi Gustav,
I called for the factory recovery CD and the support tech said that it
would not help. The password is kept in a special chip on the
motherboard and the only thing I could do is try to remember the
password. It can't be cleared without knowing it to start with.

The jumper thing seems to be the only way. Does your colleague have
experience with that? I'm not real comfortable doing that.


John B.


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:28 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Thinkpad issues

Hi John

We sell a lot of ThinkPads. My colleague tells, that the jumper thing is
for resetting the BIOS password which doesn't sound like your trouble.

To reinstall the harddisk from scratch to factory defaults (virgin
machine) you need the reinstall disk set that often does not accompany
the machine.
These are without a password (of course). You should be able to obtain a
set from Lenovo at a minor nominal fee if you provide the serial no. of
the machine.

/gustav

>>> john at winhaven.net 02-07-2008 21:11 >>>
Anyone have an idea of how I can restore a Thinkpad Z60t to factory
conditions without the system password? 

I made the Recovery disks, but it kept asking for the password. An
internet source said if I formatted the recovery area of the disk it
wouldn't ask for that any longer, formatted it and that wasn't true.
Another source says it can't be done unless I hot-wire a chip on the
motherboard!

Strong security is nice until it prevents you from doing what you intend
to do to your own equipment.

John B.