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    Locked out of T61 after BIOS update (default password?)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by robertleipner, Apr 16, 2008.

  1. robertleipner

    robertleipner Newbie

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    Hey folks,
    I got my T61 last week and been very happy so far. It has a 160 GB hard disk without encryption.
    I installed Windows yesterday and did all the updates and driver installation with the automated Lenove Matrix program (not sure what it's called). One of the updates was a BIOS update.
    I tried to access my BIOS afterwards and it asked me for a password (it has never done that before the update).
    I NEVER set one, so I just tried to hit enter and to double check also my usual computer password (I set that for Windows but not for BIOS, I just wanted to double check). Now I can't access my computer nor my BIOS anymore.

    Any idea what I can do? Is there a default password? I don't want to try lot's of possible defaults and than maybe compeltly lock it, now I can at least still enter a password. Any way I could have avoided this? Again, I am sure I never entered/set a password before.

    I have read about replacing the HD and motherboard online but feel like this is not my fault and therefore I'm not willing to pay for that.

    Thank you.

    Robert
     
    robertleipner, Apr 16, 2008
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    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Kdawgca, Apr 16, 2008
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