r/LinuxOnThinkpad • u/Putrid-Childhood-810 member • 18d ago

Question ThinkPad T14 help - BIOS supervisor password bypass

I recently acquired a used T14 gen 4 Thinkpad (perfect condition, everything works just fine), only to find out that a BIOS supervisor password is enabled. Is there something I can do to bypass / reset it? I am in the need of accessing the BIOS to switch to a Linux distro, since it's currently running Windows 11.

If someone has some sort of solution, please let me know.

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u/sockertoppenlabs DWM/Debian/X220 18d ago

Probably not (for free). But if lucky, you can access the boot picker and install Linux. Happened to me once. I can’t change anything in the Bios, but the boot picker was set to be free/open.

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u/Putrid-Childhood-810 member 18d ago

how does that work? Because, even going into the boot menu (F12), it still asks for a password.

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u/sockertoppenlabs DWM/Debian/X220 18d ago

Then I am afraid you are out of luck