the only way to remove the password is to "read" it from the eprom. maybe you can elaborate on this new technique by way of RFID.lamo said:raybay, you'll be surprised, that there's way to remove IBM passwords without disassembling laptop, and moreover without any manipulation with MB. this way yo remove passwords is RFID channel and special hardware and software![]()
you should check your facts again. the password CAN BE read from the eeprom. people do this every day. IBM wants $1,100.00 for a motherboard for a pc that's worth $150.00raybay said:Generally, not possible to happen without keyboard action or fingerprint action.
Darn near impossible to fix on a Thinkpad without replacing the Motherboard.
Met a lot of people who claim they can do it. Nobody has actually produced, that I have heard about.
Good luck. Let us know if you get a reliable source.
Try calling IBM
If you are a registered owner, call 1-(800) 426-7378 and have handy your serial number, type number and relevant part numbers or look for IBMSERV.
Dude,raybay said:No, Mr. Snoobs, this is not right. Password removal is machine by machine. Each model can have a different password hardware and software system... Several models may be similar, then you might have the next model that is different... and it varies widely to very widely by brand and model.
Shorting out some chips worked once on older models, but those could usually never be passworded again. Others, even adjacent Dell models, can not be shorted out.
Newer systems require a EEPROM programmer with a knowledge of how the system password works. There are many Dell and Lenovo brands that cannot be fixed by a normal human being once the password is there, unless it is done at the home base of the manufacturer.
It is as much a matter of luck as anything.
raybay said:A quick fix is pretty much impossible... perhaps finding another person with a D620... or talk to Dell.
Unless you are the registered owner, Dell will not help, and it takes about 21-30 days to get registered.
The Dell Latitude D620 is a difficult password fix.
Suggest you read through all the Dell password messages on this TechSpot forum, and there are at least 800 messages... in there somewhere, there may ba a clue, and there may be a person who can repair it... but you may have to ship it elsewhere to get it done. The answer, if there is one, is somewhere in our log of Dell password messages.
You may get lucky, and have the one or two experts who can fix it read your message and contact you.
A fix from a professional service will cost as much as $450... Best place I know of is in Ontario, Canada.
alidabiri said:you need to go into bios and see if there's an exclamation point (!)in front of hdd and cd. i'm 99% sure there is. press "ins" key, and the exclamation point will disappear. this is what happens when a pc is bios locked. the hdd and cd is disabled. you have to re-enable them.
dave gunner said:I am helping a friend that got a laptop from a thrift store and the admin password is locked and will not let me in needs help its a dell xps m1330 system # gkt2df1-595b model pp25l this sucks...... please help!!!
NO.lamo said:>>the eeprom chip CAN BE read and the password can be revealed.
alidabiri, what about IBM T60 systems? do they have eeprom too?
it's referred to as pc8394. if you know what i mean.lamo said:>>the eeprom chip CAN BE read and the password can be revealed.
alidabiri, what about IBM T60 systems? do they have eeprom too?