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March 1st, 2010, 09:10 PM
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Don't forget Thinkpad supervisor pass
If you get a Lenovo Thinkpad make sure that you store the supervisor password in a safe place.
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 Article is here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03...set_hard_luck/
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March 1st, 2010, 10:50 PM
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Having worked for IBM/Lenovo in the past, I can verify this. Some of the angriest customers you will ever talk to...
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March 2nd, 2010, 11:57 AM
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thanks for the reminder.
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March 2nd, 2010, 02:36 PM
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I never knew mine in the first place.
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March 2nd, 2010, 07:29 PM
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It is something that you or your company would have to turn on/set. It is essentially a BIOS password, that prevents any changes to the system settings -- if I remember correctly.
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March 3rd, 2010, 08:11 AM
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Yes, the supervisor password is to protect system settings. It is stored on a (EEprom?) chip on the motherboard.
In the old days you could circumvent this by shorting out some of the pins on the eeprom chip and clearing the password. That won't work now, as you would also wipe data essential to booting the machine. Hence the requirement to replace the MoBo. AFAIK, the HDD actually has two passwords: the master and user. If you lose both of those you need a new HDD or pay to have it reset. I suppose that if you were a skilled electronics engineer with the right equipment you could get round it, but it would probably take some time, which is all security buys you in the end. 
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March 3rd, 2010, 04:05 PM
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