I recently purchased two IBM ThinkPads from a friend who got them from an auctioneer a year or two ago. The laptops were from a buyout at a pharmaceutical company.
THe problem I have is that one I boot up the laptops they display the IBM splash screen and then immediately prompted by a security screen asking me to enter a password.
I thought it may have been som sort of bios password protection. So I pulled the battery pack, disconnected the power and removed the CMOS battery for a few hours. I put everything together and the security prompt is still there.
I am not sure how to get passed this security. My friend said he thought they came with a cd to remove the protection but it has been lost.
I tried putting a UBCD in the drive and booted with it but it does not boot to the cd. The laptop does not have a floopy drive but it does have usb ports.
If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated. Just remeber I cannot boot to the OS.
Thank You
