Jon Etkins scribbled on Monday, October 02, 2006 4:19 PM:
> I'm not sure if this is SOP for all modern Thinkpads, but it
> certainly seemed like a security hole to me. Anyone who has
> eschewed the HDD password in the belief that the power-on
> password is sufficient might like to think again, too.
It's by design and is the means for removing an unknown Power On Password
(POP) on all new Thinkpads.
It has _NO_ effect on the Supervisor Password however, nor the HD password.
James
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