LENOVO T430 BIOS PASSWORD REMOVAL

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LENOVO T430 BIOS PASSWORD REMOVAL

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OMNITECH

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@jons2447 Жыл бұрын

Hiya, pal! Absolutely GREAT tip! THANK YOU! I think many old T430s were sold w/ the BIOS password left on the machine. So those laptops could only be parted out, not used except parts. This tip could save many of the old laptops. With some upgrading some of these laptops are fine computers. I don't have to carry mine around so the weight & size are not issues for me. I would like to upgrade the CPU but its hard to figure out which quad-core to buy. I guess I'll buy one that doesn't require upgrading the heatsink. That would make a good video, don't you think? Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

I will have to see and try a few cpu's which one would fit better, i like that idea....and yes, i actually didn't just get that laptop for the video...i use it daily and i really like it....16gb ram...512 gb SSD....the CPU would probably be next and maybe get one of them double batteries...i really like it..it's a shame a lot of them are thrown away or parted out just because they didn't bother to remove bios pwd, which after the hdd is removed, there's absolutely no security or privacy risk...i am glad i'm not alone with this kind of laptop, cheers partner.

@examplerkey Жыл бұрын

My self esteem sank when I saw the bios admin password prompt. OH NO!!! I didn't want to rip the black sticker cover, so I very carefully cut (rather score) a channel (two parallel lines) in sticker with a sharp knife. Then lifted it slowly with gripping tweezers. I didn't have alcohol but I used a couple of orange peels! It worked! The tracks were way too small, so I used a pair of very sharp tipped tweezers, I sanded the tips so they're clean, nice and sharp. I shorted the tracks, then pressed the power button. It beeped a few times and nothing on the screen at all. I realised I didn't pressed the power button first. I shut it down by pressing the power button for a few seconds. I taped the tweezers so I didn't waste a second or two trying to squeeze it to get to the right size before shorting the tracks. I pressed the power button first followed by a short to the tracks for a second (just a firm light touch, no need to press too hard) and it went into the BIOS as explained in this excellent video. Shorting deleted the device UUID. Upon next boot, after the password reset, date and time fix etc., the UUID automatically reappeared. The rest is history. :) Note: if you still can't get into BIOS by pressing F1 (not because of the BIOS password but because of fast/safe boot feature of the OS?) then restart (not shutdown!!) the machine from the power menu, upon the next boot, press F1, you'll get into BIOS.

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

Or you can keep the Lenovo button pressed while pressing power, should automatically give the option for bios.

@anned8634 14 күн бұрын

I paid $30 for mine after I saw it on fleabay same problem and i found your workaround so i bought it now i just have to get the tweezers. to do the job. Then it's put in a new SSD drive cloned from my linux mint T410's I don't like windows and have long since joined the. Linux mint force. I have 8 T410's and thought i might as well try a T430 and see if it's any better.

@skippergaston6573 Жыл бұрын

You kind of skipped over the hard part where you short out the mobo and press F1 to get into the BIOS

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

I didn't skip but the camera wasn't focusing good and i had to take a picture and put up so it would be a bit more clear...i know it doesn't look easy but hope soon i can upgrade cameras and make things better, thanks for noticing and letting me know, much appreciated.

@viswanathansugumaran9141 2 ай бұрын

Successfully i break the bios password...Thank you so much sir

@WaleedAhmad-cr8ww 11 ай бұрын

You rock my man ❤

@frederickdenina1305 Жыл бұрын

I have this t430, it is a great laptop, but my only concern is its Pulse width modulation and it really aches my head thru my eyes. Any solution? Thanks

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

In my case i tried a few things and all i came to do it keep the "reading filter" on...but somehow on windows it doesnt seem great...but now i have Zorin OS which in my opinion brings this laptop on par with latest ones...and somehow feels easy on my eyes and the battery lasts way longer, but the downside is that its not windows...not really sure why it does that with windows only...at least mine.

@the.OG-Drock 5 ай бұрын

well done thankyou for this and i agree its a solid laptop. i love it.

@MARROQUIN21 Жыл бұрын

It works !!! You're the Best, Don't change 😁 But it's nenesary set up new password ?

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

no you don't need to...you can just get away with hitting "enter" when asked to put a new password...and it should work.

@MylindaElliott Жыл бұрын

Good information thanks for sharing

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, much appreciated.

@junarcastillo2079 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a Lenovo with the same issue but a different model number. Could you please help me?

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

what is the model of your lenovo, i can take a look if i find a way and will let you know for sure

@voreshbo7031 Жыл бұрын

Hi omnitech, thank you for you sharing knowledge and try to help, i habe a Lenovo t450 , just got it , installed Windows, went on holiday, came back, forgot that i even made i bios pass... 😢

@JacquesRascol Жыл бұрын

super, it is perfect and it work fine

@a.arc16 9 ай бұрын

This doesn't apply on mine

@privateuser3269 Ай бұрын

How to solve Fw status recovery error sir

@abdourahimfall7874 Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup❤❤❤❤

@mtscott44 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man...alothough when I get in, I cannot disable the password option like you did. I cannot chose any options in that security section...any clues?

@jameslayman 11 ай бұрын

I have the same problem, Have you found a solution or are you still looking?

@mtscott44 11 ай бұрын

No solution sorry man. I tried at least 20 times....gave up in the end and got myself a new motherboard from AliExpress $130@@jameslayman

@jameslayman 11 ай бұрын

@@mtscott44 bummer, imma see if i can find a free solution for it, because luckily its not effecting me too much at the moment, gonna let you know if i figure something out (big "if" tho...)

@mtscott44 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yeah maybe I'll revisit...board still sitting on the bench staring at me!@@jameslayman

@jameslayman 11 ай бұрын

@@mtscott44 so, the grayed out ones are some sort of "limited access" mode (i used to get into it but because i didnt enter a password), you probably timed it wrong, i was at it for quite a bit due to my shaky hands, but you just gotta hold em on the contacts at the moment the screen turns on, but before the thinkpad logo. The "holes" arent where you must put the contacts, there are 2 "shiny" bits on the same "line" (hopefully you understood what i said just now), put whatever youre shorting it with against one of the contacts before turning it on

@grixvarilla8144 Жыл бұрын

also work for lenovo t14 gen2???

@evertrujillo23 Жыл бұрын

Will this method work with a T490s ?

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

not sure about the t490s since i'm not familiar with the board..never had one..but i don't think they have the same board layout...

@alexbee564 Жыл бұрын

Guys ! Please upload video T430S BIOS Lock Removal in perfect English comments, Please again.

@ankitnegi9713 Жыл бұрын

will this method erase my data?

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

No, it should not...but you can remove the hdd/ssd drive anyway to be on safe side...since you're working on hardware level...plus its easy to remove the drive on t430.

@ankitnegi9713 Жыл бұрын

@@OMNITEK i have a t430 and its wifi, Bluetooth is disabled in locked bios. its irritating

@OMNITEK Жыл бұрын

@@ankitnegi9713 yeah mine was similar, but after i unlocked the bios and upgraded the ram to 16gb and drive to ssd....it's better than my newer laptops...except i have to upgrade the battery but that will be when i can buy one...