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mplshowie
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_ 		25. August 2005 @ 09:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bought a Thinkpad 390E, so then I went to start it up and it has a picture of a lock in the upper left hand corner with a screen next to it, I think it might on bios password protect,so I asked the girl who I bought it from and she does not know the password, my question is can I take both battiers out and let it sit fir a couple of weeks ,to drain any other possible battiers in the laptop,can you tell me what to do,is there any way in cracking th code? Please help me Thannks
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bojan087
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_ 		25. August 2005 @ 11:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
could you do a system format to get rid of evreything on it and re/instal new windows on it if you have a os disk
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mplshowie
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_ 		25. August 2005 @ 21:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it won't let me do anything,so whatshould i do next?
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bojan087
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_ 		25. August 2005 @ 22:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can u even start in safe mode by any chance? or you could replace the hard drive, they arent that expensive these days
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ddp
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_ 		26. August 2005 @ 06:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did you get a manual for the laptop to see what lock is about? i presume you can't enter the bios at all? there is at least 2 batteries in the laptop, 1 that powers it & the 2nd that powers the cmos chip. to get at the 2nd battery, you will have to open up the laptop to get at it. check in any access panels 1st to see if the battery which is small is under 1 of the panels.
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mplshowie
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 20:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp i foud a sercurity chip i guess that means ican't get it going are u saying if i slide a new harddrive into the thinkpad will boot up,can i still get a hard drive that fits in, does anyone out there have one for sale (thinkpad 390 E) thanks
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mplshowie
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 20:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i forgot i found both batteries
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ddp
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 20:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the security is with the bios not the hd. is 1 of the 2 batteries small & is it located in the laptop itself not in a bay??
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mplshowie
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 20:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes the small battery it's around about the size of a penny
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ddp
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if not soldered in place but can be removed than remove it. can leave out maybe a couple of minutes or leave out overnight to be certain. the cmos will go back to default settings including no password.
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mplshowie
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 20:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if i do what u say and it still i'm still locked out should i call it a day
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ddp
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 21:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
make certain the laptop has no power to it, disconnect that battery if you can & leave it off for the night. put the battery back in in the morning to see if password still comes up.
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mplshowie
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_ 		30. August 2005 @ 21:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'll try that,catch u later
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