Lenovo Thinkpad X230 bios locked. what can i do,
do i need to write bios?
please help.
do i need to write bios?
please help.
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Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230
you dont need... find eeprom chip (chip location browse to www.allsevice.ro), short sda scl before logo appears...and enter f1 to enter bios menu...
for your reference ...
http://tpholic.com/xe/11066087 -
Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230
but there are two bios
1. 25L3206E and
2. 25L6406E.
they don't have SDA and SCL pins.
this two have SCLK and SL/SIO0 pins
what to do with which chip?
please advice.Comment
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Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230
not bios chip, i talking about eeprom chip i2c 24L08 for TP X230..
here x230 location chip is same with x220..
ref:
http://www.ja.axxs.net/x220.htm
http://www.allservice.ro/forum/viewt...hp?p=3521#3521
http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x220.jpgComment
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Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230
sorry for longtime not login,,
try SDA short to GND...
this is succesfully thread with x230 Thinkpad,,,
https://burningsquirrel.net/reset-th...isor-passwort/
hope it can help you, if cannot reset too with this way, so you must try to read that eprom(L08) with ic2 reader and clear with ibmpass.exe from service.ro
goodluckComment
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Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230
please helpe i want a x230 biosComment
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Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230 bios password
Hello have anyone dumps for lenovo thinkpad x230i,motherboard is ldb-2 mb 11232-1 dump,pleaseComment
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Re: Lenovo Thinkpad X230 bios password
here we goComment
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