[Tfug] Thinkpad passwords and loading Linux

[sitkaa@email.arizona.edu]

Not neccessarily. Consider the following scenario: a large clearing house
selling a series of business class t40s, but lacks any information about them.
That is, in fact, what is happening right now.

In no way do I want to support a thief. Bad karma. Besides, I hate 
thieves, all
the more so after my car was stolen... No I don't want to support thieves. But
there are valid cases where this is an issue.

Thanks for the consideration,
Michael





Quoting Chris Hill <ubergeek at ubergeek.tv>:

> 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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