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So, I'm doing some basic maintenance prior to compressing my HD. I run Norton, etc. Then I think back to my Mac days and I say, I wonder if there's something akin to resetting the P-RAM for Intel machines. I look in the utilities section on Windows95.com and I find the utility killCMOS. I read through the readme and come across the section: *scenerio two* Sometimes, a motherboard's CMOS settings will get corrupted due to a power-flux or just because it felt like it. The Level of corruption may keep you from even into the CMOS menu. So I figure, cool this clean out any corruption and I can get on with the rest of my day. I go into the set up and remove my passwords (just in case) and run killCMOS. Reboot. Bang! I gotta password. (But didn't I just remove my passwords?!) Maybe it reset my old one? No. Anyway, I can't use my ThinkPad. I call IBM, they tell me I have to have the power-on password reset by an authorized IBM service center. But, if it's the hard drive password or the "supervisor" password, I'll have to replace the components (hard drive & system board). This turns out to be just about what the thing (TP365XD DS) is going for right now in the stores, since the new model came out. So basically though I can use my ThinkPad, I can't get into the setup if I need to, or format the hard drive. Any ideas on what I can do, or what killCMOS would have set as the passwords? I can send you the text of the readme if it'll help. Yes, I've sent e-mail to the author of killCMOS. Please help. E-mail: doggo@megsinet.net