LENOVO BIOS AUTO-PATCHER for Supervisor Password Removal

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  • Victor555
    New Member
    • Mar 2025
    • 2
    • UK

    #3701
    how to create a lenovo laptop bios dump file

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    • pdblues2231
      Member
      • Jun 2022
      • 32
      • USA

      #3702
      there are several ways of accomplishing this, you can use a mini programmer to read the chip while on board or remove the chip and place it in the programmer and dumb the bios. obviously not all motherboards are compatible this way. this depends on the chip itself.

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      • Sir SOMC
        New Member
        • Mar 2025
        • 5
        • Yes

        #3703
        I can finally report, on my X270 the patched UEFI file won't work. After reboot the flashing stops with error secure flash boot something error.

        If anyone wonders how to force update: WinFlash64.exe -capload -file $0AR..._PATCHED.FL1

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        • Maxpower3
          Bad Veteran
          • Feb 2018
          • 1165
          • France

          #3704
          Originally posted by Sir SOMC
          I can finally report, on my X270 the patched UEFI file won't work. After reboot the flashing stops with error secure flash boot something error.

          If anyone wonders how to force update: WinFlash64.exe -capload -file $0AR..._PATCHED.FL1
          When did you see FL1 files being used? Everyone is talking about chip reading and programmer! It doesn't work like that.

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          • Sir SOMC
            New Member
            • Mar 2025
            • 5
            • Yes

            #3705
            Okay, ... not worth my time writing to the nand directly, not even opening that old x270 ^^
            I get it, if it is a near new machine, ok ... but if i can't use the software flash tools, i give up

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            • kerewiez
              New Member
              • Mar 2025
              • 2
              • Turkey

              #3706
              Hello everyone, I've gotten a hold of a Thinkpad W540, and unfortunately it is bios locked. really bummed out how the seller didn't tell me but here we are. I've made dumps of the 2 bios chips (25Q032, 25Q064. 4 mb and 8 mb respectively) and made sure to compare the files. I couldn't patch the 8mb dump as the auto patcher thought it was corrupted or not a correct dump. it did patch the 4 mb dump just fine. i've since then never touched the 8mb chip and just flashed the patched 4 mb dump to the 4mb chip with my CH341a. upon doing this, the laptop was essentially bricked and would not boot up. Powers on but the fans spin, no image and no beeping. I've tried to patch it and flash it a few times and removed the cmos, the external battery and the hard drive to no avail. The laptop works just fine with the stock bios, what am i doing wrong? Here are my dumps.
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            • noonafternoon12
              New Member
              • Mar 2025
              • 1
              • Mexico

              #3707
              Hi everyone! I'm having a problem trying to remove the password from my T480. I'm getting a weird tune on my thinkpad, and according to the Lenovo Diagnostics app, the error is 0285. Is there anything i can do? Already tried clearing TPM but nothing.
              Thanks in advance!

              Here is the original BIOS file and the patched one.​
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              • badcappo
                Member
                • Jun 2018
                • 20
                • UK

                #3708
                Working on old X380 Yoga Thinkpad with unknown SVP set, dumped 16.384 kb from Winbond W25Q128 chip, auto-patcher output says bin-file "is corrupted or does not contain a valid dump" - any hint? Thanks


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                • Ziome3eknh
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2021
                  • 53
                  • Poland

                  #3709
                  Hello, could someone unlock this bios. This method doesn't work for me. Thanks in advance. Best regards.
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                • kerewiez
                  New Member
                  • Mar 2025
                  • 2
                  • Turkey

                  #3710
                  I apologize SMDFlea. Here is the serial number and machine type model.
                  Serial Number: R901YY8N
                  Machine Type Model: 20BHS1AH00

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                  • Ziome3eknh
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2021
                    • 53
                    • Poland

                    #3711
                    Originally posted by Ziome3eknh
                    Hello, could someone unlock this bios. This method doesn't work for me. Thanks in advance. Best regards.
                    Everything is described in the attached file, you can see it right away.
                    I will write more
                    Lenovo Thinkpad L470
                    Motherboard DI470 NM-B021 rev 2.0
                    SN: PF-104J3Z​

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                    • SMDFlea
                      Super Moderator
                      • Jan 2018
                      • 20306
                      • UK

                      #3712
                      Originally posted by kerewiez
                      I apologize SMDFlea. Here is the serial number and machine type model.
                      Serial Number: R901YY8N
                      Machine Type Model: 20BHS1AH00
                      Try a pre-patched bios, post 68 https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubl...41#post1438941
                      All donations to badcaps are welcome, click on this link to donate. Thanks to all supporters

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                      • SMDFlea
                        Super Moderator
                        • Jan 2018
                        • 20306
                        • UK

                        #3713
                        Originally posted by Ziome3eknh

                        Everything is described in the attached file, you can see it right away.
                        I will write more
                        Lenovo Thinkpad L470
                        Motherboard DI470 NM-B021 rev 2.0
                        SN: PF-104J3Z​
                        Your bios updated. Try to patch it again
                        Attached Files
                        All donations to badcaps are welcome, click on this link to donate. Thanks to all supporters

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                        • Ziome3eknh
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2021
                          • 53
                          • Poland

                          #3714
                          I uploaded the corrected BIOS but the password is still there and half of the functions cannot be changed in the BIOS.

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                          • Stefan Steff
                            Badcaps Veteran
                            • Mar 2024
                            • 223
                            • Romania

                            #3715
                            Originally posted by Ziome3eknh
                            I uploaded the corrected BIOS but the password is still there and half of the functions cannot be changed in the BIOS.
                            Try first the "...new.bin" file and see if the laptop is booting ok and if it has password.
                            If all ok you have the patched content also in the zip , write it and follow the procedure from the first post in this thread.
                            In short:
                            - Enter any character when asked for Supervisor Password
                            - Press Enter when it shows Hardware ID
                            - Press space bar 2x when asked
                            - Turn off machine
                            - Restore original BIOS​

                            Please provide feedback.
                            S.S.
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                            • IROC2022
                              Member
                              • Mar 2025
                              • 15
                              • canada

                              #3716
                              Lenovo T580 when I go to write the patch file I get file size larger than ic size. I can read and write back the original file no problem but not the patch file. Do you know how to fix this?
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                              • SMDFlea
                                Super Moderator
                                • Jan 2018
                                • 20306
                                • UK

                                #3717
                                Originally posted by IROC2022
                                Lenovo T580 when I go to write the patch file I get file size larger than ic size. I can read and write back the original file no problem but not the patch file. Do you know how to fix this?
                                Post your programmer model, software version and bios chip part number
                                All donations to badcaps are welcome, click on this link to donate. Thanks to all supporters

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                                • IROC2022
                                  Member
                                  • Mar 2025
                                  • 15
                                  • canada

                                  #3718
                                  AsProgrammer v2.1.2
                                  Bios chips 25Q128JVSQ


                                  Post your programmer model, software version and bios chip part number[/QUOTE]
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                                  • SMDFlea
                                    SMDFlea commented
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                                    Try NeoProgrammer software instead and see if you have better luck with that
                                • Nebuchadnezzar69
                                  New Member
                                  • Jan 2018
                                  • 4
                                  • Bosnia and Hercegovina

                                  #3719
                                  Hello.
                                  Can someone please remove the Supervisor password from this rom?
                                  When I try to use autopatcher, it creates the PATCHED file and deletes it after a few seconds.

                                  Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen5
                                  Board: KE611/KE451 NM-F311 Rev 1.0

                                  Thank you in advance.
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                                  • IROC2022
                                    Member
                                    • Mar 2025
                                    • 15
                                    • canada

                                    #3720
                                    Originally posted by IROC2022
                                    AsProgrammer v2.1.2
                                    Bios chips 25Q128JVSQ


                                    Post your programmer model, software version and bios chip part number
                                    [/QUOTE]

                                    Tried Neoprogrammer same thing see screen shot. I tried running the patch again but same thing. Only works when writing the original bin. Can you help.
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