Lenovo ThinkPad BIOS Password Removal
Lenovo Thinkpad BIOS has a reputation for being secure, there’s no Challenge Code so no keygen exists, you can’t ask Lenovo to generate an unlock file, that’s not a thing. If you’ve lost your Lenovo ThinkPad BIOS Master Password, replacing the system board is the only solution. That’s expensive & wasteful. Because of this situation, a Lenovo Thinkpad BIOS Password Removal method has been highly sought after for the longest time.
Now, thanks to Badcaps member Maxpower3, we can reveal a fairly simple, straightforward, fast & effective Universal Lenovo BIOS Password Removal method.
The bypass is not reserved for Thinkpad models only, this method works on at least the 13 models published on @Maxpower3 YouTube channel & likely many other Lenovo laptops too.
Intel Core or AMD Ryzen?
Both Intel & AMD powered Lenovo laptops are supported. This Lenovo ThinkPad BIOS Password Removal method is very much a universal solution.
Lenovo ThinkPad
Lenovo have done incredibly well with the standard-bearer for business class laptops since they bought the ThinkPad brand from IBM (the entire IBM personal computer division was sold to Lenovo.) They haven’t changed the design style in any radical way – you can still identify a ThinkPad on first glance. There was no culture-shock caused by the change to Chinese production & today the brand is as strong as it ever was – maybe even stronger.
Purchasing a Lenovo laptop is a safe, sensible decision. You’ll get power & performance in a strong yet lightweight chassis with all the features needed. They’re industry leaders in data security – a BIOS locked Lenovo Thinkpad / Yoga / X series / IdeaPad / whatever model is generally recognised as an addition to the Too Hard basket – either purchase a replacement system board or don’t unlock your Lenovo.
My first ThinkPad was also my first laptop with a 1GHz CPU, so I’ve been a long-term Lenovo buyer – still today I always consider Lenovo, when upgrading either my own laptop or the office fleet.
However, we’ve always needed to be mindful of the possibility of losing / forgetting the BIOS Supervisor password & being left with a frustratingly-useless device. Not any more!
Hacking Hardware
Unlike the multi-brand & many model Laptop BIOS Password Generator solution – 100% software unlocking – that we provide here on 1024kb.co.nz, this Lenovo BIOS Password Removal is a hardware-based method. Happily, it’s not difficult at all – simply short 2 pins as the machine boots, you’ll spend more time unscrewing the base panel than you will doing the actual unlock operation.
ID the chip that holds the BIOS password data & short 2 of the board-connected pins on boot. Then reboot your unlocked Lenovo Thinkpad Laptop, all thanks to Maxpower3.
The process is clearly identified in the YouTube videos that MaxPower3 has kindly published. Lenovo Yoga X1 Gen 2 BIOS Password removal is demonstrated below – it’s one of the more difficult Lenovo laptops to bypass. Others just need the bottom panel undone to access the correct chip.
We selected the most difficult Lenovo BIOS Password removal to demonstrate here – if this method does not fill you with fear, then this Universal Lenovo BIOS Password Bypass is a job for you – the majority of Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops are much easier to bypass.
Maxpower3 YouTube Channel
Maxpower3 is the discoverer of this unpatchable vulnerability – all credit goes to him. His YouTube username , the channel is titled M._.x._.P – currently displaying 13 video demonstrations of Lenovo Laptop BIOS Password Bypass.
*Unpatchable because patching is done with software upgrades. This method exploits a hardware vulnerability.
DISCLAIMER
*Published for educational purposes only.
*If you attempt to do this yourself, you risk damaging your laptop irreversibly.
*DO YOUR RESEARCH!! Make sure that you have identified the correct legs on the correct chip & have followed all other recommended procedures.
*Earth your board.
*This method is NOT endorsed by Lenovo, failure could lead to a refusal to honour warranty.
*Neither Maxpower3 nor 1024kb.co.nz is responsible in any way for any damages caused by following this post.