ron minnich wrote:
I have a lenovo x300 somebody set the password on and ... as you guess, forgot.
So, question: anyone have any idea how deep into the machine the password is kept no new machines? Deep in TPM?
in other words, were flashrom to work on this box, can the password be reset?
flashrom likely isn't enough. :\
ThinkPads at least used to have a special "high security" EEPROM, plus they've had fairly much more sophisticated ECs compared to other laptop designs, for a long time.
I'm sure it's possible to reset that password, but I don't know where, and I'm pretty sure it's somewhere unusual.
If you want to dive into the ThinkPad world of ECs, there was a lot of good work done on the T43 - although that one is old by now, maybe it can still be helpful:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=20958 http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Embedded_Controller_Firmware
It may be quickest to just order a new system board for the laptop off eBay.
//Peter