Helped me out a lot! I bought my ThinkPad second hand and I was able to get a password on it. Apparently, after downgrading it (even though I had erased my password) and getting through 1vyrain, the old owner's password was still on it (well, that is more so my assumption). This totally helped getting rid of that and finally getting here! This totally deserves my like.
Got a used t430 and when I downgraded the BIOS the password came back. Was looking into eeprom programmers when I found this video. Your instructions were clear and worked perfectly first try! Used a pair of pointy tweezers like yours. All the best, thanks!
It worked!! This is the best guide ever!!! If only everything was this straightforward. One thing to add is that you need to be patient with steady hands! You may also need an extra hand as the steps need to be done within a specific time frame. 👏🏾🙌🏾👍🏾
Thank you very much, my Lenovo is working perfectly again with your help. I was so frustrated because my Levono was absolutely dead but you saved my day.
this is the second time watching this video helped me. Thanks again! I wound up soldering wire leads to the pads with a pushbutton in between. Worked like a charm!
@@tonypowell250 I used a microscope and soldering iron with a fine point knife tip. Specifically an Amscope SE-400-Z at 10x zoom and a Mini TS-100 soldering iron with the knife tip. I used small gauge enamel wire for my wires.
This is a Definite easy solution. Thanks again. Just a few notes. Timing is everything... and you have to short both ports at the same time... other than that good video. two thumbs up!!!
this video saved my day, the laptop had the pass configured to access the bios, I mean, the laptop can boot normally, however I couldn't change any configuration on the bios, I followed this tutorial and worked like a charm, but in my case, the hard drive is encrypted with bitlocker, so, after the hard drive was inserted and the laptop booted windows asked me for the recovery key, luckily I have the recovery key on my microsoft account and windows could boot again, my advice, if the hard drive is encrypted with bitlocker would be a good idea to have the recovery key in hand if needed.
BIG BIG THANKS! I tried this operation once a month ago and failed , the soldering look different on my board and I did not understood the timing clearly. Today I gave it another try watching the video more carefully and IT WORKED! HOW TO : *No more than 1sec after powering up, do the shortcut and HOLD F1 at the same time* (to enter bios). Bios opens almost immediately with a welcome overlay and the greyed unavailable options FINALLY became accessible. From there I could follow the resetting process. The money I just saved will be used for other parts upgrades.. ips screen/ram/ssd.
Just wanted to let you know I just tried it with a paperclip, and although there's no soldering joint on the left like you're showing, the traces are the same, so joining at the border tip did the trick. Got it on my first try. Thanks for this.
@@UltimateDIY Same T430 model. I guess the one I had is a slightly different revision perhaps, but it worked well. (It was for a client, I absolutely needed this to switch the Bios back from legacy boot to UEFI with secure boot to remove Windows 7 and have it optimized for Windows 10)
Thank you very much for your kind video ! It was pretty illustrative ! The best BIOS password removal viode on the net that I have seen ! Thank you very much for your kind help ! Best regards
Just finished doing this and i can say what a hack!! it enables me to instal new ssd and boot from usb, now running win 10 with all my backups clean and simple. 👍👍
It works like a charm, thanks a lot, I'd followed the steps, my girlfriend help me to get done and I just took 5 minutes and 1 try, like and new subscriber
Thanks for the video. I have the same tweezers and tried your method. Though challenging to short the vias between pressing buttons on the front side, I succeeded in only 3 tries and was able to remove the supervisor password (bought this machine from a recycler). Now I just need to remove Computrace, but that seems to be quite difficult.
Works great on W530 as well, BIOS chip is at bottom of the board, about below the Intel PCH/right side of mousepad. Not those 25L6406 and 25L3206 next to the Intel PCH on top!!! Was stupid and tried it first on 25L3206, messed the BIOS (5 beeps) and I had to clone BIOS with CH341/flashrom from another W530. Was quite lucky&happy, it didn't destroy Intel PCH.... Cloned BIOS and shorted bottom pins on right side (Pin5-6) right after splash screen, Bios unlocked!
Hey i get this error after flashing 1vyrain www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/ha5yyh/t430_bios_3113_beep_error/ Is this video helps in this situation ?
There are others that have this same model that was able to remove the cmos and they were able to enter the bios, didnt work for me. This video worked perfectly!
Well...passwords can be a good thing sometimes. I met my wife when I fixed her computer. I needed to stay there for a while because she had forgotten her bios password and after a bios reset Windows did not start anymore.
Worked for first t430 with what I think had supervisor and hdd password. The second one has just hdd and goes to password screen really quickly and I can’t seem to get it to work
It would have been useful if you had explained how you identified these two points that need to be shortened. That would have help identify them on slightly different model.
Hi, great tutorial thanks for sharing. Will this work on T460s I can get into BIOS but can’t alter secure boot it’s greyed out.? Thanks in advance for helpful responses .
Gracias, me costó un poco de trabajo para poder presionar el power y después F1 y al mismo tiempo hacer el corto, pero despues de un rato de práctica lo logré, muchas gracias
Hey is there a way that I can show you pictures. I have a Lenovo T430s and I don't have that button battery and underneath the where you take off the panels/covers in the back it looks different.
hi there, came across a w520 but the seller (found it in recycling i guess) says there is some kind of lock and cannot boot from the primary disk (there is no disk anyway) and the machine only boots from usb. Is this a supervisor password case? What do you think?
I have a Lenovo T430 that I love and would like to try Linux so need to go into the Bios to change the boot order but I am unable to get into the bios I have tried F12 AND F1 with no luck it just boots into W10 any help would be good thanks, Bob, in the UK
Does this also work on a Ideapad 320S 14IKB? I have one with a set password that i cant get off with any other trick up until now. I would be thankful for any advise
You may help me on this one: I am trying to boot this exact same model from a USB (a fedora Linux image to install) but the computer freezes during the boot menu when I insert the USB stick and I might be doing something wrong in the BIOS Menu. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I already subscribe your chanel sir😊
@D Sherow probably not. I doubt they have similar motherboards.
Helped me out a lot! I bought my ThinkPad second hand and I was able to get a password on it. Apparently, after downgrading it (even though I had erased my password) and getting through 1vyrain, the old owner's password was still on it (well, that is more so my assumption). This totally helped getting rid of that and finally getting here! This totally deserves my like.
Glad my video helped!
Got a used t430 and when I downgraded the BIOS the password came back. Was looking into eeprom programmers when I found this video. Your instructions were clear and worked perfectly first try! Used a pair of pointy tweezers like yours.
All the best, thanks!
Awesome, glad my video helped!
Also, thank you!
It worked!! This is the best guide ever!!! If only everything was this straightforward. One thing to add is that you need to be patient with steady hands! You may also need an extra hand as the steps need to be done within a specific time frame. 👏🏾🙌🏾👍🏾
Glad my video helped ✌🏼
@@UltimateDIY Perfect!!!
This was a life saver (for the t430)
Thank you, very well done
This procedure worked perfectly. Thank you!!
Worked perfectly, happen to have the exact tweezers you used also. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you very much, my Lenovo is working perfectly again with your help.
I was so frustrated because my Levono was absolutely dead but you saved my day.
Welcome!
Most excellent demonstration. I have a T430 on the way. I hope I do not need this but if I do, thanks 1000 times.
I also hope you don't need it :)
this is the second time watching this video helped me. Thanks again!
I wound up soldering wire leads to the pads with a pushbutton in between. Worked like a charm!
Welcome! Glad my video continues to help.
Absolute genius! Thank you, sir!
Way to go mate! You just saved a pile of T430 laptops
Awesome!
This worked for me. Thank you! I ended up soldering tiny wires to a tactile switch because trying to short it with tweezers was too frustrating!
Glad it worked and nice adjustment of the method there :)
How did you manage to solder to such tiny contacts?
@@tonypowell250 I used a microscope and soldering iron with a fine point knife tip. Specifically an Amscope SE-400-Z at 10x zoom and a Mini TS-100 soldering iron with the knife tip. I used small gauge enamel wire for my wires.
@@DJAbillitea Impressive tools. I soldered two needles to a plunger switch. Worked first time.
This is a Definite easy solution. Thanks again. Just a few notes. Timing is everything... and you have to short both ports at the same time... other than that good video. two thumbs up!!!
Thank you for the info!
this video saved my day, the laptop had the pass configured to access the bios, I mean, the laptop can boot normally, however I couldn't change any configuration on the bios, I followed this tutorial and worked like a charm, but in my case, the hard drive is encrypted with bitlocker, so, after the hard drive was inserted and the laptop booted windows asked me for the recovery key, luckily I have the recovery key on my microsoft account and windows could boot again, my advice, if the hard drive is encrypted with bitlocker would be a good idea to have the recovery key in hand if needed.
Thanks for making this video, I was able to get rid of the BIOS password thanks to you!
Welcome!
Thank you so much for this video!! Worked perfectly! 💜
Welcome!
BIG BIG THANKS!
I tried this operation once a month ago and failed , the soldering look different on my board and I did not understood the timing clearly.
Today I gave it another try watching the video more carefully and IT WORKED!
HOW TO : *No more than 1sec after powering up, do the shortcut and HOLD F1 at the same time* (to enter bios).
Bios opens almost immediately with a welcome overlay and the greyed unavailable options FINALLY became accessible.
From there I could follow the resetting process.
The money I just saved will be used for other parts upgrades.. ips screen/ram/ssd.
Welcome!
Best video! Thank you yours worked perfectly. It took me 3 tries to get the timing right, but once I did it worked :) Thank you
Welcome! :)
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Thank you so much mister! Very well explained video tutorial.
Thanks You very Much for share, work perfect for my T430!!!!
Just wanted to let you know I just tried it with a paperclip, and although there's no soldering joint on the left like you're showing, the traces are the same, so joining at the border tip did the trick.
Got it on my first try.
Thanks for this.
On what laptop model?
@@UltimateDIY Same T430 model. I guess the one I had is a slightly different revision perhaps, but it worked well. (It was for a client, I absolutely needed this to switch the Bios back from legacy boot to UEFI with secure boot to remove Windows 7 and have it optimized for Windows 10)
Probably :)
Glad it worked!
Thank you so much! Worked fine!
Worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
Welcome!
Thank you very much for your kind video ! It was pretty illustrative ! The best BIOS password removal viode on the net that I have seen ! Thank you very much for your kind help ! Best regards
Welcome! Glad my video helped!
Thank you so much man. Saved me today and probably many more!
Welcome!
Just finished doing this and i can say what a hack!! it enables me to instal new ssd and boot from usb, now running win 10 with all my backups clean and simple. 👍👍
Glad my video helped!
WOW!! It worked! I am one happy camper with this video. THANK YOU!!!
Welcome!
thank you very much been looking for this
Welcome!
Thanks alot. I can confirm that this works on T430i too!
Good to hear!
Still works as described..thanks
Welcome!
Fantastic! Thank you so much. Now will be able to install Ubuntu with flash drive and get lots of use out of this old recycled laptop!!
Welcome!
Thanks, great work Mister !
Welcome!
Hi bró! I want you to know that you helped a young man in Angola rigth now! (Me) Thanks alot :)
Hi. Glad I could help!
Works a treat, thank you.
Welcome!
It works like a charm, thanks a lot, I'd followed the steps, my girlfriend help me to get done and I just took 5 minutes and 1 try, like and new subscriber
Great! Thank you!
Thanks for the video. I have the same tweezers and tried your method. Though challenging to short the vias between pressing buttons on the front side, I succeeded in only 3 tries and was able to remove the supervisor password (bought this machine from a recycler). Now I just need to remove Computrace, but that seems to be quite difficult.
Welcome!
Still working. Thanks 👍
Welcome!
in my language we say wakapenga. Meaning you're damn too good. Cheers. Thanks alot
Thanks! :)
the best, thank you, worked for me !!
Can you help me please with my t430
Works great on W530 as well, BIOS chip is at bottom of the board, about below the Intel PCH/right side of mousepad.
Not those 25L6406 and 25L3206 next to the Intel PCH on top!!!
Was stupid and tried it first on 25L3206, messed the BIOS (5 beeps) and I had to clone BIOS with CH341/flashrom from another W530.
Was quite lucky&happy, it didn't destroy Intel PCH....
Cloned BIOS and shorted bottom pins on right side (Pin5-6) right after splash screen, Bios unlocked!
Nice 👍🏻
Thank you for the info.
thanks, boss. it works!
Thanks A lot and Very helpful!!
Welcome!
It helped me after n4ru/1vyrain Thinkpad BIOS unlock, which spoiled my BIOS password. Thanks!
Welcome!
Hey i get this error after flashing 1vyrain
www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/ha5yyh/t430_bios_3113_beep_error/
Is this video helps in this situation ?
Can't believe I got it first try. Make sure you make everything on the security page to disabled. EVERYTHING
Very nice your videos very useful 👍
Great ✌🏼
Very excited to try on cheap thinkpad I bought online!!
Hope it works 👍🏻
@@UltimateDIY The silly thing didn't even have a password!
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@@jumbledfox2098what kind of tweezers do you recommend to short it?
There are others that have this same model that was able to remove the cmos and they were able to enter the bios, didnt work for me.
This video worked perfectly!
Really enjoyed this. Thank God the T430s that I got were not bios set... but I did... lol... not very lol...if you forget.
Well...passwords can be a good thing sometimes. I met my wife when I fixed her computer. I needed to stay there for a while because she had forgotten her bios password and after a bios reset Windows did not start anymore.
@@UltimateDIY lol had to stay a while, as in spend the night, lol, good move. I approve.
:D
Thank you so much! You saved my pocket :)
Welcome!
thank you so much!!! you helped me a lot
You are welcome!
Men, thank you so much! You saved my life. 🤣🤣🤣 - You are a teacher very good. Thanks! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇧🇷🤜🏽🤛
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Done ... thanks alot it really works
Welcome!
Thanks, you save me time..
Welcome!
Worked for first t430 with what I think had supervisor and hdd password. The second one has just hdd and goes to password screen really quickly and I can’t seem to get it to work
thank you worked fine, i just used a wire extracted from and ide cable to short the pins, no solder needed!
Welcome!
Many thanks!
Tnx man. I did it in the 3rd try.
Welcome!
thanks so much, great video,
Welcome!
Thank you friend !
Welcome!
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Welcome! Hello from Romania!
It would have been useful if you had explained how you identified these two points that need to be shortened. That would have help identify them on slightly different model.
Not possible, as I simply followed mixed suggestions from other people on forums. Basically, I just put 2 and 2 together.
Great Work... Thank you sooo much :)
Welcome!
Worked like a charm :=) THX
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@@UltimateDIY got 2 working ThinkPad now thanks too you (Send me your Paypal and i will buy you 2 Beer )
@@Sascha_Miller glad my video helped! No beer required :))
Thanks.helps a lot.
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Thanks!
Спасибо ОГРОМНОЕ!!! Это самая полная и понятная инструкция какую я смог найти в интернете!
English please.
Hi there. Thanks for the video. Did you ever try this on a t460? It has a different bios chip with no SDA...
Will not work on anything above T430.
That's very clever, thank you.
When you say short them, you mean like trying to push them closer to each other and not push them down right?
Short them as in electrical short circuit.
no you have to push one side into each hole at the same time and its not really a short. your using the tweezers, wire ect as a bridge to bypass.
100% funcional! Thnks
Welcome!
Thank you sir..
Welcome!
Thanks mate !
Welcome!
Hi, great tutorial thanks for sharing. Will this work on T460s I can get into BIOS but can’t alter secure boot it’s greyed out.? Thanks in advance for helpful responses .
Hi. No, this will not work on any newer models.
Absolutely give a like
Thanks!
works!
Does it works for thinkpad t420?
Grazie , perfettamente funzionante!!!
Welcome!
Gracias, me costó un poco de trabajo para poder presionar el power y después F1 y al mismo tiempo hacer el corto, pero despues de un rato de práctica lo logré, muchas gracias
Welcome!
Hey is there a way that I can show you pictures. I have a Lenovo T430s and I don't have that button battery and underneath the where you take off the panels/covers in the back it looks different.
Hi. Sorry, but I don't know the "s" model, so can't help you figure it out.
Thank you!..
Welcome!
Thank,Danke,Спасибо!
Will this work on t440p ?
thank you sir
Welcome!
hi there, came across a w520 but the seller (found it in recycling i guess) says there is some kind of lock and cannot boot from the primary disk (there is no disk anyway) and the machine only boots from usb. Is this a supervisor password case? What do you think?
Hi. Sorry, but I don't know.
Will it work on Lenovo Ideapad Flex 15 first model or Ideapad Flex 1 15 ?
Most likely not.
Hi! Do you reckon it will work for my Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga, 2022 model?
Hi. Absolutely not.
excelente ... me funciono
Great!
Hi, thank you very much for sharing. Do you have BIOS reset for T470 as well? Thank you!
Hi. Sadly it can't be done on T470.
@@UltimateDIY thank you for your response.
Great video is it the same on the t440 ?
Many thanks
Sadly, no. As far as I know, this can't be done on the T440.
Would you know which pins to short on a T470 ?
I just bought one off of ebay, and the seller did not mention this annoying fact.
Sadly it's not possible on models newer than the T430.
It's a good procedure for an extra Thinkpad from ebay.
Indeed.
Great job bro
Thanks!
Hello. I have a Lenovo L380 Yoga. Any idea how to identify the pins that need to be shorted?
Hello. I don't know.
Hi .thank you for your video it was so easy .please I have lenovo x201 is the same process or deferent. Thanks
Hi. Sorry, but I don't know.
I have a Lenovo T430 that I love and would like to try Linux so need to go into the Bios to change the boot order but I am unable to get into the bios I have tried F12 AND F1 with no luck it just boots into W10 any help would be good thanks, Bob, in the UK
Try FN + F1
Muito muito bgdo pela ajuda 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Welcome!
Thank you. You're a life saver. Gracias.
Do you know how to remove CMOS supervisor password for Lenovo L530?
No, I don't know.
This video made me realise I need glasses, and a third hand.
Don't we all...
I finally got it to work! Thanks buddy.
Welcome!
Does this also work on a Ideapad 320S 14IKB? I have one with a set password that i cant get off with any other trick up until now. I would be thankful for any advise
Sadly, it does not work as far as I know.
You may help me on this one: I am trying to boot this exact same model from a USB (a fedora Linux image to install) but the computer freezes during the boot menu when I insert the USB stick and I might be doing something wrong in the BIOS Menu. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Does it freeze with other boot disks? Might be some incompatibility.