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  1. dayleh

    IBM thinkpad 755Cs w/ a forgotten power-on-password

    Ok I replaced the bios security chip today and that got rid of the bios password but I still have a harddrive password. Any ideas on how to get rid of this? I cannot boot from the floppy disk to use a boot disk. Any ideas?? thanks
  2. dayleh

    Free site for info

    Anyone know a good free site for beginners to visual basic scripting? I would like to learn more about scripting. Thanks. Dayle
  3. dayleh

    IBM thinkpad 755Cs w/ a forgotten power-on-password

    This laptop has no jumpers or battery on the mother board itself, and it doesn't even boot to the bios so there is no way the floppy will work.
  4. dayleh

    IBM thinkpad 755Cs w/ a forgotten power-on-password

    Yes I removed the battery pack, the backup battery and the stand-by battery. I have had the whole thing apart and put back together a couple of times. I have also bought the hardware naintenance manual from IBM and the section that is suppose to have the instruction on how to disable and bipass...
  5. dayleh

    IBM thinkpad 755Cs w/ a forgotten power-on-password

    Does any one know how to reset the bios or power-on-password for a IBM thinkpad 755Cs? I tried removing the the batteries and left them out for about a week but no luck. I called IBM but they want to charge me an arm and a leg to have it removed. I have heard that you can jump pins on the...
  6. dayleh

    Computer Keeps Restarting

    I have had random restarting on one of my machines and a new stick of memory fixed it right up. Another thing could be is heat build up in the case.

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