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T61 password missing

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:34 pm
by newyorkpaulie
I received a T61 7661 WHQ 14” and I don’t have the password. I saw a method that involves removing the CMOS battery, waiting an hour, replacing the battery and rebooting. Anyone savvy on this? Or know of another solution? Thanks!

Re: T61 password missing

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:52 pm
by devinfriday
newyorkpaulie wrote:I received a T61 7661 WHQ 14” and I don’t have the password. I saw a method that involves removing the CMOS battery, waiting an hour, replacing the battery and rebooting. Anyone savvy on this? Or know of another solution? Thanks!
The only solution i know is short-curcuit 2 pins on the bios chip while pressing F1 (can't remember, but it's the "enter bios" key). The procedure is quite complicated, but it's well documented on the net, there's a post on reddit and you have to identify your mobo to find the correct chip and pins. Forgive me if i summarize, but for me it's almost midnight...

Re: T61 password missing

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:23 am
by RealBlackStuff
Check your other post, I added some more info there.