As the finder of some unclaimed lost property, I came into possession of an
IBM ThinkPad 40r with WinXP-Pro OS.
Unfortunately it has a Power On Password, three attempts and you're locked
out. I've tried the service manual solution i.e.: remove the cmos battery,
as well as short the pins to clear the bios but the POP doesn't clear. If I
interpret it right this means a supervisory password was also set. I don't
care about the drive contents, I just want to wipe it and install my own OS.
Can I do this, or will I have to buy a new drive? Does the POP reside in HD
or the bios itself? I'm not much a computer geek, but I'm willing to try.
It's a freebie anyway.

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"The mind is its own place, and in itself
can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."----Milton.

"Why, this is Hell; nor am I out of it!"----Marlowe.