Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

[WanderingMonk]

I have been looking all over the internet for a solution to this problem. I bought this laptop and the seller didn't even specify it had a BIOS password which is just frustrating because as a software developer, I must utilize virtual machines in order to generate test environments for my projects and I can't due to the VT-x feature being disabled in the BIOS Setup Utility and on top of that, said settings are locked behind a BIOS supervisor password as stated in the thread's title.

Can anyone help me through this issue? I would appreciate it a lot. Thank you for reading.

[peste]

Re: Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

I have been looking all over the internet for a solution to this problem. I bought this laptop and the seller didn't even specify it had a BIOS password which is just frustrating because as a software developer, I must utilize virtual machines in order to generate test environments for my projects and I can't due to the VT-x feature being disabled in the BIOS Setup Utility and on top of that said settings locked behind a BIOS supervisor password.

Can anyone help me through this issue? I would appreciate it a lot. Thank you for reading.

post the backup of the bios and someone will try to help you.

[WanderingMonk]

Re: Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

Done, it is now in the original post! Thank you for the information, I hope someone can help me with this issue.

[SMDFlea]

Re: Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

Done, it is now in the original post! Thank you for the information, I hope someone can help me with this issue.

The password is stored in a small chip P24S08,24RF08 or similar. You can short 2 pins together to remove it

https://www.allservice.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52
https://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e540.jpg

1. Turn on the laptop.
2. As soon as the display turns on, short pins 5 and 6 and keep them shorted.
3. Hit F1 to open BIOS.
4. Wait no more than 2-3 seconds and release short. If you wait too long, it's over.
5. BIOS opens up, you are in.
6. Go to SVP password, set up a new one and Save&Exit with F10.

[WanderingMonk]

Re: Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

Thank you for the very useful information! I will now proceed to unlock my SVP in order to activate Intel's VT-x feature.

Thank you for the quick response and solution!

[Sunny tech 23]

Re: Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

The password is stored in a small chip P24S08,24RF08 or similar. You can short 2 pins together to remove it

https://www.allservice.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52
https://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e540.jpg

1. Turn on the laptop.
2. As soon as the display turns on, short pins 5 and 6 and keep them shorted.
3. Hit F1 to open BIOS.
4. Wait no more than 2-3 seconds and release short. If you wait too long, it's over.
5. BIOS opens up, you are in.
6. Go to SVP password, set up a new one and Save&Exit with F10.

Asking of current password thank u sir

[SMDFlea]

Re: Lenovo E540 - BIOS Supervisor Password

the current password should be blank if youve cleared it properly .