On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 01:57:32PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 12:21:29PM -0700, James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
Or, maybe it _was_ simply that kids or someone inadvertently set the
bios password?
Are we sure it is a *BIOS* password? Is there another kind of password that
can be embedded into the hardware or ROM? The login screen didn't even say
"Enter BIOS Password". It didn't say *anything* except for a picture of what
looks like a battery.
That sounds like the "settings" password on the Thinkpad, which is
generally known as the BIOS password. It's rather cryptic and iconic,
I suspect because it is implemented early in the bios code before a
lot is initialized.
Be glad they didn't set the HD password. That one is a lot harder to
get around (unless the particular drive has a known flaw).
David
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