Splintered Thread from___Drive Failure Imminent_"Last Option"

@wizardfromoz

After getting all of this, I'm not sure what exactly you asked for!
I looked up what to put in the terminal. I found a lot of commands. I wasn't positive which one would give me the information you wanted
I put all of this in the thread so that
  1. I can go back to this if I need to. I can't save anything to the desk top, but I can bookmark this post!
  2. You can look at it if you need to.

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Code: 
mint@mint:~$ sudo lshw
mint                      
    description: Notebook
    product: 81N3 (LENOVO_MT_81N3_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad S145-15AST)
    vendor: LENOVO
    version: Lenovo IdeaPad S145-15AST
    serial: PF1X10EA
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-3.0.0 dmi-3.0.0 smp vsyscall32
    configuration: administrator_password=enabled boot=normal chassis=notebook family=IdeaPad S145-15AST frontpanel_password=disabled keyboard_password=disabled power-on_password=disabled sku=LENOVO_MT_81N3_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad S145-15AST uuid=283926cc-9e39-2020-0319-221611000000
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: LNVNB161216
       vendor: LENOVO
       physical id: 0
       version: SDK0R32866WIN
       serial: PF1X10EA
       slot: Chassis Location Unknown
     *-cache:0
          description: L1 cache
          physical id: 21
          slot: L1 Cache
          size: 160KiB
          capacity: 160KiB
          clock: 1GHz (1.0ns)
          capabilities: pipeline-burst internal write-back unified
          configuration: level=1
     *-cache:1
          description: L2 cache
          physical id: 22
          slot: L2 Cache
          size: 1MiB
          capacity: 1MiB
          clock: 1GHz (1.0ns)
          capabilities: pipeline-burst internal write-back unified
          configuration: level=2
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: AMD A6-9225 RADEON R4, 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 20
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 21.112.0
          slot: Socket FS1r2
          size: 2040MHz
          capacity: 2600MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 100MHz
          capabilities: lm fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc rep_good acc_power nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs xop skinit wdt lwp fma4 tce nodeid_msr tbm perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext ptsc mwaitx cpb hw_pstate ssbd ibpb vmmcall fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 xsaveopt arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold avic v_vmsave_vmload vgif overflow_recov cpufreq
          configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 microcode=100689669 threads=2
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 23
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 4GiB
        *-bank
             description: SODIMM DDR4 Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) 2133 MHz (0.5 ns)
             product: M471A5244CB0-CTD
             vendor: Samsung
             physical id: 0
             serial: 35B3AFBE
             slot: DIMM 0
             size: 4GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 2133MHz (0.5ns)
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: LENOVO
          physical id: 0
          version: AYCN25WW
          date: 05/14/2021
          size: 128KiB
          capacity: 8MiB
          capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect edd int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb biosbootspecification netboot uefi
     *-pci:0
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Complex
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
        *-generic:0 UNCLAIMED
             description: IOMMU
             product: Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 0.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:00.2
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi ht cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
        *-display
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics]
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             logical name: /dev/fb0
             version: ea
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
             configuration: depth=32 driver=amdgpu latency=0 resolution=2560,1440
             resources: irq:32 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f0000000-f07fffff ioport:2000(size=256) memory:f0b00000-f0b3ffff memory:c0000-dffff
        *-multimedia:0
             description: Audio device
             product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
             physical id: 1.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1
             logical name: card0
             logical name: /dev/snd/controlC0
             logical name: /dev/snd/hwC0D0
             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D3p
             version: 00
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:40 memory:f0b60000-f0b63fff
           *-input
                product: HDA ATI HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3
                physical id: 0
                logical name: input45
                logical name: /dev/input/event12
        *-pci
             description: PCI bridge
             product: Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Processor Root Port
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 2.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.3
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:25 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:f0a00000-f0afffff
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                logical name: wlp1s0
                version: 00
                serial: 28:39:26:cc:9e:39
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtw_8821ce driverversion=5.15.0-76-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
                resources: irq:43 ioport:1000(size=256) memory:f0a00000-f0a0ffff
        *-generic:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Encryption controller
             product: Carrizo Platform Security Processor
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 8
             bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
             version: 00
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msix ht pm cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f0b40000-f0b5ffff memory:f0900000-f09fffff memory:f0b6f000-f0b6ffff memory:f0b6a000-f0b6bfff
        *-multimedia:1
             description: Computer telephony device
             product: Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Audio Controller
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 9.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:09.2
             logical name: card1
             logical name: /dev/snd/controlC1
             logical name: /dev/snd/hwC1D0
             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c
             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:41 memory:f0b64000-f0b67fff
           *-input:0
                product: HD-Audio Generic Headset Mic
                physical id: 0
                logical name: input46
                logical name: /dev/input/event14
           *-input:1
                product: HD-Audio Generic Headphone
                physical id: 1
                logical name: input47
                logical name: /dev/input/event15
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: FCH USB XHCI Controller
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 10
             bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0
             version: 20
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi msix pciexpress xhci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:18 memory:f0b68000-f0b69fff
           *-usbhost:0
                product: xHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 5.15.0-76-generic xhci-hcd
                physical id: 0
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 5.15
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: USB2.1 Hub
                   vendor: GenesysLogic
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 6.63
                   capabilities: usb-2.10
                   configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: Keyboard
                      product: USB Receiver
                      vendor: Logitech
                      physical id: 1
                      bus info: usb@2:1.1
                      version: 12.11
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA speed=12Mbit/s
                    *-input
                         product: Logitech K350
                         physical id: 0
                         logical name: input38
                         logical name: /dev/input/event5
                         logical name: input38::capslock
                         logical name: input38::compose
                         logical name: input38::kana
                         logical name: input38::numlock
                         logical name: input38::scrolllock
                         capabilities: usb
                 *-usb:1
                      description: USB hub
                      product: USB2.1 Hub
                      vendor: GenesysLogic
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: usb@2:1.2
                      version: 6.63
                      capabilities: usb-2.10
                      configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
                    *-usb:0
                         description: Keyboard
                         product: USB Receiver
                         vendor: Logitech
                         physical id: 2
                         bus info: usb@2:1.2.2
                         version: 12.01
                         capabilities: usb-2.00
                         configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA speed=12Mbit/s
                       *-input:0
                            product: Logitech M510
                            physical id: 0
                            logical name: input39
                            logical name: /dev/input/event6
                            logical name: /dev/input/mouse0
                            capabilities: usb
                       *-input:1
                            product: Logitech K350
                            physical id: 1
                            logical name: input40
                            logical name: /dev/input/event7
                            logical name: input40::capslock
                            logical name: input40::compose
                            logical name: input40::kana
                            logical name: input40::numlock
                            logical name: input40::scrolllock
                            capabilities: usb
                       *-input:2
                            product: Logitech K350
                            physical id: 2
                            logical name: input41
                            logical name: /dev/input/event8
                            logical name: input41::capslock
                            logical name: input41::compose
                            logical name: input41::kana
                            logical name: input41::numlock
                            logical name: input41::scrolllock
                            capabilities: usb
                       *-input:3
                            product: Logitech M510
                            physical id: 3
                            logical name: input42
                            logical name: /dev/input/event9
                            logical name: /dev/input/mouse1
                            capabilities: usb
                    *-usb:1
                         description: Wireless interface
                         product: SAMSUNG_Android
                         vendor: SAMSUNG
                         physical id: 3
                         bus info: usb@2:1.2.3
                         version: 4.00
                         serial: R58R41JQAXJ
                         capabilities: usb-2.00
                         configuration: driver=rndis_host maxpower=388mA speed=480Mbit/s
           *-usbhost:1
                product: xHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 5.15.0-76-generic xhci-hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@3
                logical name: usb3
                version: 5.15
                capabilities: usb-3.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=5000Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: USB3.1 Hub
                   vendor: GenesysLogic
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@3:1
                   version: 6.63
                   capabilities: usb-3.20
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=5000Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: USB hub
                      product: USB3.1 Hub
                      vendor: GenesysLogic
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: usb@3:1.2
                      version: 6.63
                      capabilities: usb-3.20
                      configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=5000Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: Mass storage device
                      product: USB Flash Disk
                      vendor: General
                      physical id: 4
                      bus info: usb@3:1.4
                      logical name: scsi1
                      version: 1.00
                      serial: 0303400000002149
                      capabilities: usb-3.20 scsi emulated scsi-host
                      configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=400mA speed=5000Mbit/s
                    *-disk
                         description: SCSI Disk
                         product: USB Flash Disk
                         vendor: General
                         physical id: 0.0.0
                         bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
                         logical name: /dev/sda
                         version: 1.00
                         size: 116GiB (124GB)
                         capabilities: removable
                         configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
                       *-medium
                            physical id: 0
                            logical name: /dev/sda
                            size: 116GiB (124GB)
                            capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
                            configuration: guid=7f710194-a624-43fa-9ba2-5155cfb1273a
                          *-volume:0
                               description: data partition
                               vendor: Windows
                               physical id: 1
                               logical name: /dev/sda1
                               logical name: /cdrom
                               serial: 7f710194-a624-43fa-9ba3-5155cfb1273a
                               capacity: 2882MiB
                               capabilities: precious readonly
                               configuration: mount.fstype=iso9660 mount.options=ro,noatime,nojoliet,check=s,map=n,blocksize=2048,iocharset=utf8 name=ISO9660 state=mounted
                          *-volume:1
                               description: Windows FAT volume
                               vendor: mkfs.fat
                               physical id: 2
                               logical name: /dev/sda2
                               version: FAT12
                               serial: 8d6c-a9f8
                               size: 15EiB
                               capabilities: boot fat initialized
                               configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=ESP name=Appended2
                          *-volume:2
                               description: EXT4 volume
                               vendor: Linux
                               physical id: 3
                               logical name: /dev/sda3
                               logical name: /var/log
                               version: 1.0
                               serial: c8936ba5-1fd2-471b-a494-4383de6ad657
                               size: 113GiB
                               capacity: 113GiB
                               capabilities: journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover 64bit extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                               configuration: created=2024-02-16 01:11:43 filesystem=ext4 label=writable lastmountpoint=/root/var/log modified=2024-02-19 01:53:24 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime mounted=2024-02-19 01:53:24 state=mounted
        *-sata
             description: SATA controller
             product: FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 11
             bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
             version: 4b
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: sata pm msi ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=64
             resources: irq:27 ioport:2118(size=8) ioport:2124(size=4) ioport:2110(size=8) ioport:2120(size=4) ioport:2100(size=16) memory:f0b6c000-f0b6c3ff
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: FCH USB EHCI Controller
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 12
             bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
             version: 49
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=64
             resources: irq:18 memory:f0b6d000-f0b6d0ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 5.15.0-76-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 5.15
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Root Hub
                   vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.18
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub maxpower=100mA slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb:0
                      description: Bluetooth wireless interface
                      product: Bluetooth Radio
                      vendor: Realtek
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: usb@1:1.2
                      version: 1.10
                      serial: 00e04c000001
                      capabilities: bluetooth usb-1.10
                      configuration: driver=btusb maxpower=500mA speed=12Mbit/s
                 *-usb:1
                      description: Video
                      product: Integrated Camera: Integrated C
                      vendor: Sonix Technology Co., Ltd.
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: usb@1:1.3
                      logical name: input44
                      logical name: /dev/input/event11
                      version: 0.28
                      capabilities: usb-2.00 usb
                      configuration: driver=uvcvideo maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: FCH SMBus Controller
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 4b
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             configuration: latency=0
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: FCH LPC Bridge
             vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
             physical id: 14.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
             version: 11
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master
             configuration: latency=0
           *-pnp00:00
                product: PnP device PNP0c02
                physical id: 0
                capabilities: pnp
                configuration: driver=system
           *-pnp00:01
                product: PnP device PNP0b00
                physical id: 1
                capabilities: pnp
                configuration: driver=rtc_cmos
           *-pnp00:02
                product: PnP device PTL0001
                vendor: Pantel Inc
                physical id: 2
                capabilities: pnp
                configuration: driver=i8042 kbd
           *-pnp00:03
                product: PnP device PNP0c02
                physical id: 3
                capabilities: pnp
                configuration: driver=system
           *-pnp00:04
                product: PnP device PNP0c01
                physical id: 4
                capabilities: pnp
                configuration: driver=system
           *-input
                product: Ideapad extra buttons
                physical id: 5
                logical name: input43
                logical name: /dev/input/event10
                capabilities: platform
     *-pci:1
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 101
          bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:2
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 15h (Models 60h-6fh) Host Bridge
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 102
          bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:3
          description: Host bridge
          product: Carrizo Audio Dummy Host Bridge
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 103
          bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:4
          description: Host bridge
          product: Stoney HT Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 104
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:5
          description: Host bridge
          product: Stoney Address Maps
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 105
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:6
          description: Host bridge
          product: Stoney DRAM Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 106
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:7
          description: Host bridge
          product: Stoney Miscellaneous Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 107
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=k10temp
          resources: irq:0
     *-pci:8
          description: Host bridge
          product: Stoney PM Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 108
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=fam15h_power
          resources: irq:0
     *-pci:9
          description: Host bridge
          product: Stoney NB Performance Monitor
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
          physical id: 109
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.5
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
  *-input:0
       product: Power Button
       physical id: 1
       logical name: input0
       logical name: /dev/input/event0
       capabilities: platform
  *-input:1
       product: Lid Switch
       physical id: 2
       logical name: input1
       logical name: /dev/input/event1
       capabilities: platform
  *-input:2
       product: Synaptics TM3336-004
       physical id: 3
       logical name: input12
       logical name: /dev/input/event13
       logical name: /dev/input/mouse2
       capabilities: i2c
  *-input:3
       product: Power Button
       physical id: 4
       logical name: input2
       logical name: /dev/input/event2
       capabilities: platform
  *-input:4
       product: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
       physical id: 5
       logical name: input3
       logical name: /dev/input/event3
       logical name: input3::capslock
       logical name: input3::numlock
       logical name: input3::scrolllock
       capabilities: i8042
  *-input:5
       product: Video Bus
       physical id: 6
       logical name: input4
       logical name: /dev/input/event4
       capabilities: platform
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       physical id: 7
       bus info: usb@2:1.2.3
       logical name: usb0
       serial: 66:8e:f0:c9:ba:c7
       capabilities: ethernet physical
       configuration: autonegotiation=off broadcast=yes driver=rndis_host driverversion=5.15.0-76-generic duplex=half firmware=RNDIS device ip=192.168.107.46 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair
 


Okay, I'm turning off Last Option. Getting to the CMOS battery looks easy enough.

I'll be on my tablet if I get stuck. Wish me luck!
 
THAT is why I did not recognise them.
 
Sherri is a Cat said:
Lenovo IdeaPad S145-15AST
Click to expand...

Thanks for that.

If you need it, The Hardware Maintenance Manual is here as a PDF

https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/s145_series_hmm_201902.pdf

It may help in getting the screws out.

...oops

If/when you have reseated the CMOS battery and in so doing got rid of the password on BIOS, can you please provide a fresh screenshot of what Disks reveals about Last Option?

A few of us have a concern that in your previous screenshot, the 1 TB drive, as well as reporting a hugely inaccurate drive size, was also identifying it as /dev/sdb where it should be /dev/sda.

So if we can get that screenshot, that may assist.

TIA

Wizard
 
Didn't work. Disconnecting the CMOS battery didn't help. It didn't reset the password. No HDD shows at all now. I remembered something though. If the time in BIOS isn't right, a lot of things won't work.

I'm going to have to look around the internet to figure out how to change that password.
 
OK, someone else may have ideas.

Good luck, and Nite :)
 
@wizardfromoz

I found some interesting information about this Lenovo. It looks like the hard drive itself is password protected. There also seems to be a master password to get into BIOS set by Lenovo. That makes a lot more sense to me. My ex would never even think about something like that.

I sent the links for the manual and the info I found to myself in an email. I'm going to look more at this tomorrow.
 
Sherri is a Cat said:
I'm going to have to look around the internet to figure out how to change that password.
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The answer may be in the manual Chris provided, on page 23 below. Worst case is Lenovo telling you to replace the drive if you can't remember or guess the password(s). Cheaper than replacing the laptop, I guess, but not a "happy ending" either, if you make that decision. But you are a tinkerer (you have tools!) so perhaps you have a spare SSD handy or can scrounge another drive elsewhere.

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Sherri is a Cat said:
OMG. It looks like everything I need is actually on the Lenovo website...
I'm not sure I trust this....

How to reset UEFI without XCC access
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You're right, don't trust that to help you.

From your link:
You can use Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator (hereinafter referred to as BoMC) to create bootable media suitable .... <snip> .... on supported ThinkSystem, System x, BladeCenter systems, and storage platforms.
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Your laptop is not one of those supported systems. I don't see any hope there. :(
 
atanere said:
The answer may be in the manual Chris provided, on page 23 below. Worst case is Lenovo telling you to replace the drive if you can't remember or guess the password(s). Cheaper than replacing the laptop, I guess, but not a "happy ending" either, if you make that decision. But you are a tinkerer (you have tools!) so perhaps you have a spare SSD handy or can scrounge another drive elsewhere.

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I glanced through that part last night. I remembered most of his easy to guess password. I just have to figure out the zipcode. There's not many to choose from.
 
Sherri's laptop (IdeaPad S145-15AST) is not as similar to my laptop as I'd hoped. Mine is an IdeaPad Slim 1-14AST-05, and my manual does not have any password information like that shown above. My UEFI settings do allow for admin and user passwords to be set, but there is no mention specifically of a "hard disk password" or any reference to a master password.

My laptop is a bottom-of-the-line model. I call it a "cheaptop" for good reason, it was only $120 brand new. But the RAM and storage drive are both soldered on the motherboard... they can't be replaced or upgraded. RAM is 4 GB which is okay, but the internal storage is only 64 GB (eMMC, not SSD). Runs Linux just fine.
 
atanere said:
..... you have a spare SSD handy or can scrounge another drive
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I have a drive from an old Laptop with Vista on it. 2009 I think. Unless the password to get into BIOS is stored on the hardrive, I still can't get in.
 
It's all about money. eMMC is like an SD card for storage. It works, and it's a bit faster than a spinning hard drive, but not as good as SSD.

You'll have to open your case up again to check if that Vista drive will fit. Vista is pretty old... much older than your laptop.
 
hint......I have a spare hammer here
 
I think I'd rather put all this time and effort into my ASUS. I'm getting my first paycheck soon. I just need a capacitor for the graphics card... I think.
 
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