IBM Thinkpad 600e can't get past password prompt...

[Ray Arachelian]

Al Hartman wrote:
> I bought a thinkpad 600e for a friend several years ago on eBay. She put it in storage for a year, and when she pulled it out the backup battery has died. I replaced it, but now the unit is asking for a password.
>   
You could get an external 2.5" USB<->ATA enclosure, move the drive to
that and get at the data that way.