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How to remove the Supervisor BIOS password for an IBM ThinkPad

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Mar 15, 202642087 views
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I lost my BIOS password for the IBM ThinkPad. This doesn't belong to the CMOS battery – I need to remove it from EEPROM. How can I remove it?

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You need to use a programmable interface and attach it to the chip, then you can read out the EEPROM once you boot your laptop. Then it's only a matter of knowing where the password can be found... An example can be found here.

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