From: Shawn Lin (slin01_at_mail.orion.org)
Date: Wed Oct 18 2000 - 16:00:17 EDT
Alexander Wagner wrote:
>
> You're all on a completely wrong track. It is in fact very
> easy if one knows how to do it. No, one don't need a special
> IBM tool for that and hours of work. Power on Password is
> good for locking the screen, but it is no real protection.
> At least not on the TP's I had at hand it takes you between
> 5 and 15 mins. So if you need some security a good locking
> cable might be a better idea.
Yeah, Power on Password can be cleared by removing the CMOS battery.
Only need to leave it out for a few seconds on my machine.
However, Supervisor and HD password are something completely different.
They ARE stored in EEPROM, I'm sure of it! When you transfer a locked
HD to another machine, it is still passworded. I noticed my 560E
doesn't have a Supervisor password, but the 760-series certainly does.
Shawn
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