Kevin Karhan 
@adisonverlice in fact, professional Laptops like #ThinkPad, #ProBook and #Latitude lineups don't store the password in the CMOS-backed settings but the flash so even if one replaces/removes the coin cell the system won't unlock unless the BIOS password is known.
- They also prevent brute-forcing it with lockups after a set amount of times (3-10) and the manufacturer will only restore it if one has the paoer trail from original purchase to current owner or they'll send it back to the original buyer with the details of the one requesting service so in case someone tries to get stolen assets unlocked, they can get legal involved.
Obviously locking down corporate and/or educational IT is done intentional fir good reasons: Neither businesses nor schools want people to fuck around with their IT assets.
- And that's just regular ITsec, not even counting for sensitive areas, businesses, industry or otherwise...
There's a reason devices like #Chromebooks or the #SecureBook6 exist.
