lost i.b.m. 390e supervisor password

guido2112

Lost supervisor password & Power password for my I.B.M. 390e notebook. Ex-wife changed them on me, as well as takeing everything else. Am I screwed again, or will I have to spend like $200 to fix a $250 Notebook. Just seems like there should be somekind of way to bypass, or reset.

KDivad Leahcim

: Lost supervisor password & Power password for my I.B.M. 390e notebook. Ex-wife changed them on me, as well as takeing everything else. Am I screwed again, or will I have to spend like $200 to fix a $250 Notebook. Just seems like there should be somekind of way to bypass, or reset.
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These are BIOS passwords? If they are anything like a PC, then there'll be a jumper somewhere on the motherboard that you can use to reset it back to BIOS defaults. Different models, different instructions, but you typically unplug the computer from the wall, move the jumper, wait a few seconds and put it back.