[ltp] Reset Supervisor Password on Thinkpad T60

[Chris Schumann]

James Knott wrote:
> Chris Schumann wrote:
>> Ahmad Amr wrote:
>>> My company has created a supervisor password which I don't know as I
>>> want to unlock the Virtualization support in my Core Duo T2400
>>> processor, do you have any ideas how to know - or crack/reset - this
>>> password?
>>>
>>>     I searched allover the Internet and couldn't apply any of the
>>> proposed solutions especially the hardware ones!! I cannot simply
>>> disassemble my laptop :S, I need software solutions PLEEEZ! Thanks!
>> Since this is a security feature, it wouldn't be very secure if there
>> were a software-only solution, would it? And in all my years of being
>> in the ThinkPad community (since 1992), I've never heard of such a
>> solution.
>>
>> At a bare minimum, you'll need to disassemble the machine and connect
>> to the security chip.
>>
>> It's far easier to either get the password, or have your company
>> change the settings you need, and if it's work-related, even slightly,
>> your manager should back you up on this.
>>
>> The second best option, IMO, is to buy another ThinkPad yourself.
>>
> 
> IIRC, it is possible to reset the BIOS password, but not the hard drive
> one.  The instructions for clearing the BIOS password should be in your
> hardware maintenance manual.

ThinkPads have can three passwords in the BIOS: Power-on, Supervisor, 
and Hard Disk. The power-on password can be cleared with the 
instructions in the manuals, the others (such as the supervisor password 
mentioned by the OP) cannot.

Chris