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    X201 power on password?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by danyune, Feb 10, 2012.

  1. danyune

    danyune Notebook Evangelist

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    So yeah, long story short, I bought a laptop off craigslist with a password on it.

    He showed it to me while in windows so I said it looks good, paid him, shut it down, went home.

    I finally today decided to start installing stuff as it's replacing my portable, and it came with a power on password.

    Is there anything I can do about this? It's out of warranty so I don't think Lenovo will replace it free.

    I've obviously left him an e-mail, but in my experience, after buying from someone on Craigslist, they tend to not reply. I will see if he does, but thought I'd post this incase someone knew a workaround

    *Tip: Always check the laptop starting up from power down from now on
     
    danyune, Feb 10, 2012
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Unfortunately we are not going to discuss bypassing security measures on this forum. Personally, I'd suspect this is a stolen laptop.
     
    Greg, Feb 10, 2012
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