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please help on recovering passwords with t43s!!!

post #1 of 10
1/9/06 at 3:28am
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hi guys, im in real trouble here with my t43!

i forgot my supervisor password (bios)! the hard drive and power on passwords are also enabled. fortunately all 3 passwords are the same.

i can access (boot) my computer (windows) because i have the fingerprint feature enabled (thank god), i can also access my bios menu.


SO THE QUESTION!.... does anyone know how i can recover or erase these passwords?


i understand i can send the laptop for repair but it'll be incredibly expensive ($1000) since what they do is replace the motherboard and hard drive for new.


please guys all thoughts are more than welcomed. thank you all in advance!

ps: please take a look at this threat: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic...=118189#118189
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post #2 of 10
1/13/06 at 1:41pm
Dunno if this can help... but try contacting the seller for some help..

http://cgi.ebay.nl/IBM-Thinkpad-Pass...QQcmdZViewItem
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post #3 of 10
1/13/06 at 11:31pm
Unfortunately I think you will have an easier task of trying to extract the password from your own memory.
I'm not trying to be an ass, and I feel for you. It's my honest effort to help by suggesting that the cost of a hypnotist to help you recover that password would be cheaper than replacing the motherboard.
Your anxiety and stress over this is keeping you from remembering.
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post #4 of 10
1/14/06 at 4:00am
They make programs (some free, some pay, some legal, some not) that can crack these kinds of passwords, i think. I had some password issues when I enabled the fingerprint reader w/o a password (and then set a password...oops), and spent a while searching the internet for such programs. I don't know if they have any specifically for your issue, but just seach the web and see what programs you can find.
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post #5 of 10
1/14/06 at 3:51pm
If you cant remember the supervisor password on a Thinkpad, You're fvcked... its that simple. IBM will tell you this too, there is no way to get around or crack a supervisor password on a Thinkpad...after all, thats what its there for.

the above poster is right, youll have better luck trying to extract that password from memory.

edit: I guess you could do the security chip replacement thing, I mean... what have you got to lose? If you screw up, you need a new board... if you dont do it, you need a new board, so it might be worth a shot? Would be easier and cheaper to get a new non-IBM HDD as well, im sure theyll charge you out the ass for it.

edit2: since you can get into the bios with your fingerprint, cant you just erase the passwords from there?
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post #6 of 10
1/16/06 at 11:37am
actually, since you can access all your stuff right now, why don't you just go buy an external harddrive (or even use this opportunity to get a larger notebook harddrive), copy all your files onto the new drive, reformat and reinstall windows, and then put your stuff back on it? you probably have a lot of extra crap on your computer anyway, it might actually be good
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post #7 of 10
2/8/06 at 8:35pm
That won't help him with his bios ad harddrive password.
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post #8 of 10
2/8/06 at 10:16pm
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Originally Posted by Chiana
That won't help him with his bios ad harddrive password.
exactly. im sorry, but ur pretty much screwed.
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post #9 of 10
2/9/06 at 7:06pm
i don't know how much this helps but if u really meant $1000, this is cheaper

http://www.nortek.on.ca/super_password.aspx

a lot of companies offer to remove thinkpad passwords for 100 bucks w/o shipping costs. i thought IBM provided the service for $150 but I'm not sure.

good luck!
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post #10 of 10
2/11/06 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by x3lda
i don't know how much this helps but if u really meant $1000, this is cheaper

http://www.nortek.on.ca/super_password.aspx

a lot of companies offer to remove thinkpad passwords for 100 bucks w/o shipping costs. i thought IBM provided the service for $150 but I'm not sure.

good luck!
i hope they make you give them proof of purchase as some yoyo can go jack a dudes thinkpad at the airport and bring it in. then he'll reformat, and change all the numbers, then sell it on ebay for $$$.
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