Any ideas on how to clear a BIOS password on a Thinkpad 701C?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

madodel wrote:
> I have another 701c that I am now working on getting running.  It was 
> working but now all I get is a couple beeps and then it asks for a 
> floppy.  Its such a nifty looking little machine.  Its a shame its all 
> plastic.

Couple of beeps followed by floppy-prompt is IBMese for "no bootable 
device found".

Sounds like there either isn't a proper boot sector on the hard drive, 
or the hard drive is dead.

Peace...  Sridhar