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The alternative is a Full HD panel from LG. Our panel has the designation N140HCE-EAA (LEN40A9) and is provided by Innolux. Similar to previous models, Lenovo uses panels from different manufacturers, so you cannot avoid a certain panel lottery.

The advantage of this resolution is that you can also use it without scaling. The Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels) results in a decent pixel density of 157 PPI in combination with the 14-inch screen. Lenovo only equips the ThinkPad T460s with IPS displays. Some pictures were taken from this article as well. The relevant information is available in the review of the T460s 20FA003GEE.

Our two review units of the ThinkPad T460s use the same chassis, so we will not cover the sections Case, Connectivity, Input Devices and Speakers in this review update. Besides the Core i5 processor (ULV), Lenovo also equips the T460s with a 192 GB SSD as well as a matte Full HD IPS display. The first thing you will notice on the spec sheet is the small amount of RAM (4 GB), but the configuration is otherwise pretty powerful. The education model of our review configuration is around 200 Euros (~$227) less expensive. Today we review the base model with the designation 20F9003SGE for around 1,400 Euros (~$1590) and check if there are any compromises you will have to make. However, the high-end configuration is also expensive at around 2,350 Euros (~$2669). The ThinkPad T460s left a great impression in our recent review and is already one of the best office notebooks in 2016. Lenovo ThinkPad T430 Disassemble You can remove the BIOS password on your own but it's a little tricky, here is how.For the original German review, see here. Keep trying a couple of times until you get it If this method didn’t work then its probably because the Congratulations! You have just removed the As soon as it start rebooting release the screwdriver from the pins.Ĩ. Now press F10 to save the BIOS and reboot the Then disable all the passwords in the BIOS.ħ. Enter in a new password and just keep pressing While holding the screwdriver onto the SDA and You should hereĪ beep and if everything went well you should be able to access the BIOS.Ħ. Screwdriver on the SDA and SCL pins of the security chip and press them onĥ. As soon as the backlight comes up put the flathead It might be possible you don’t have to press the power buttonĤ. Put in the charger of the laptop and press the If this is not possible then ask someone to help you.ģ. Take a good position so you can press F1 toĮnter the BIOS while holding a small flat screwdriver on the SDA and SCL pins. Remove the battery, it’s power supply and the BIOS battery.Ģ. Make sure there is no power source on the When you found the chip you are ready do the following stepsġ. Have tested this method on and know it will work. You can read it at the end of this page.īefore you start have a look on the list below of models we So for example Lenovo thinkpad t520 dissasambly.įor the Lenovo ThinkPad T430 we made a tutorial because before you know it you have the entire laptop torn apart while this is not necessary.

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Remember to ALWAYS remove the BIOS battery.įirst you will have to disassemble the laptop until you get Screwdriver) on the SDA and SCL pins of the security chip during the bootup This can be done simply by putting a conductor (like a small You can remove the BIOS and supervisor password by shorting That said, let’s move on and show you how it’s done. This method will work and thereby we don’t take any responsibility for eventual We haveĭone it many times and it always goes as expected but we do not guaranty that Shorting the security chip from a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop.īe careful whenever you short something on a laptop. If there is a password on the hard drive then this This includes theīIOS and supervisor password. Most Lenovo ThinkPad laptops have a security chip which canīe shorted to remove every password on the laptops hardware. Wherever there is a password, there is also a way to remove it. A lot of resellers will not take the effort to understand that We get a lot of laptops here which come in with a nice bios How to remove BIOS passwords from a Lenovo ThinkPad?