355Cs Password Removal

[jay <jay777@mindspring.com>]

I recently acquired a 355Cs (type 2619-K20) from Electric Ave. & More. 
As some of you may know the store is going out of buisness.  Anyway,
some joker came into the store and put a power-on password on this
laptop.  So, they sold it cheap.  My point is: How do I remove this
password?  I've already contacted an IBM service center and they want
too much money.  I am looking for a way around it.  
If anyone could be of assistance I would most certainly appreciate it. 
Thanks.

-jay