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Forgot your Lenovo ThinkPad R61 BIOS password? Don’t buy a new motherboard. Follow these proven hardware methods to clear the supervisor password. If you’ve inherited an old Lenovo ThinkPad R61 from a company liquidation or simply haven’t used your machine in five years, you know the pain: a black screen demanding a “Supervisor Password” or “System Password” before you can even boot from a USB drive.

These methods require physical disassembly and shorting pins on the motherboard. Proceed at your own risk. I am not responsible for damaged hardware. Method 1: The “Safety” Short (Easiest & Most Common) This method works on the vast majority of R61 models (integrated and dedicated graphics).