[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Somehow my kids or someone caused our Thinkpad laptop to now ask for a > password > on a weird black screen everytime we reboot it. > > Without this password we can't get into the BIOS or do anything. > > The guy at the shop said there is nothing we can do about it. I'm wondering > if > lettting the battery run out will erase it. > > Anyone ever seen this? >
I presume you have tried tapping the DEL key (or whatever it is for thinkpad) to get into the bios? (Thinking it's a boot password rather than an administrative password). Regards, ..jim -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
