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Old 1st March 2010
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Default Forgot your ThinkPad password? Get new hardware

From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03...set_hard_luck/

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Users of Lenovo ThinkPad laptops may be in for a nasty surprise if they forget their main (supervisor) hard drive password.

The Chinese hardware manufacturer refuses to reset hard drive (BIOS) security passwords for laptops even if they are covered by warranty. Lenovo, which bought IBM's ThinkPad laptop business in 2005, cites security concerns for this established but little-publicised policy.
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