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		johnisgood 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad If I remember correctly that is not enough, because the supervisor password is stored on the EEPROM chip, so I supposedly have to short some pins. I found this: http://asknotes.com/2018/09/04/removing-supervisor-password-... I am not certain, however! We will see.

jmclnx 4 months ago [–]

Maybe that is what it was, you need to flash the BIOS ?

For the tech people at work it was not a too difficult thing to do.

I am no longer there, so I have no one to ask now :(

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