thinkpad 600 power on pass ?

[Kenwood]

Before i start i have had a good read around the forums but the threads were over 2 yrs old so i didnt want to drag them back up.

I have been given two of these laptops which originally came from a well known supermarket, one of which only had a dead cmos batt and once replaced i reset the bios and now works great, the other however had the same problem but i cannot access the bios as it has a power on pass prompt, ive tried removing the cmos batt and also shorting the password pads but to no avail.

Did anyone ever figure out how it could be done (if it could be done) ? i dont think theres a hdd password as i removed the hdd and placed it in the other working laptop and it worked fine.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

[Ahcoraj]

try a lil program called killcmos.zip it worked once for me... also heres a good page on the subject http://www.pwcrack.com/bios.shtml

[hudsonsmith]

What is the make and model of the laptop? These things vary, but in general you need to contact the laptop manufacturer or an authorized technician for and provide proof of ownership.

[Kenwood]

Thanks for the replies

It's an IBM Thinkpad 600 (2645)

Ive searched everywhere for a cure, IBM say it needs to be taken to an authorized dealer (they would say that tho) while some other sites say it can be done yourself "removing the cmos batt or shorting the password pads" but neither of these have worked.

@Ahcoraj
I'll take a look there now and see what it says.

Regards

[hudsonsmith]

IBM is correct. I do not believe there is a way to do this yourself.

[Kenwood]

Iv'e decided to use it for parts now, as i have a few more of these coming soon so it might come in handy.

Regards