[Tfug] Thinkpad passwords and loading Linux

[Chris Hill]

If you're wanting to buy a laptop off eBay and the bios password is 
'forgotten' go elsewhere. The laptop is stolen.

Peace
Chris



sitkaa at email.arizona.edu wrote:
> I had about decided to get a used t40 or t40p on ebay. I am concerned about
> their passwords, though. It seems that many people are having problems with
> Thinkpad passwords, particularly BIOS passwords which can inadvertently get
> loaded up, and subsequently forgotten. Is this something which is easy to deal
> with, or should I avoid buying a used Thinkpad?
> 
> Here is some juice for the discussion: I wish I undestood it more than 
> I do. Is
> this stuff easy to do?
> 
> I gotta admit, new thinkpads are just too expensive for me to justify one of
> them. Even with the sale that they currently are having...
> 
> Is is it worth it to get a pre-password Thinkpad?
> 
> Or is this just getting ridiculous, and I should look into some other 
> make (like
> Dell)?
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
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