[ltp] howto remove bootup password for thinkpad 380

Axel Braun linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:36:38 +0100


Hallo dave ,

** Reply to message from dave <bossman@slingshot.co.nz> on Wed, 22 Mar 2006
20:58:49 +1200

> Hi got a manual of the net that says to remove the dimm cover on the back of 
> the laptop, Remove teh memory chip and to short the pin 315 (this is found on 
> page 40 of vol4hmm.pdf which is the hardware maintence manual version 4.

For most Thinkpads you can remove the power-on password by adding an additional
blank after the password. Dont know if this also works for this model....

Ax

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