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    What will happen after I Reset Fingerprint Data in Bios?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by thinkwierd, Jun 10, 2013.

  1. thinkwierd

    thinkwierd Notebook Evangelist

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    Legit owner. Using the fingerprint reader, I can power on and change every setting in the bios of my X220.

    But I forgot the password.

    In the bios --- security --- fingerprint section, I found

    Reset Fingerprint Data, which reads "This option is used to erase all fingerprint data stored in the fingerprint reader and reset settings to the factory state. As a result, any power-on security features previously enabled will not be able to work until they are re-enabled in the fingerprint software."

    What will happen if I reset the fingerprint data?

    Will the supervisor password be disabled? Or will I be locked out of the system?
     
    thinkwierd, Jun 10, 2013
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  2. Pintu

    Pintu Notebook Consultant

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    I resetted fingerprint data once, and I think that the power-on and supervisor passwords were still set. So that would definitely not good in your situation. Maybe I have some time to accurately check that later.
     
    Pintu, Jun 10, 2013
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