16 Sep
2001
16 Sep
'01
2:57 a.m.
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
Exactly, all the key equipped RS6k's I have seen have 3 position Medeco
locks as described above. The AS/400's I have seen have had four position
no-brand name visible locks with double edged keys marked "Do not
duplicate".
I've noticed a fair number of the RS6k's on Ebay sold without the keys
with the switch stuck permanently in "Normal" mode, or machines sold with
the entire lock missing.
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I'm missing
a key for one of my AS400's Does anyone know about
getting keys made or picking the lock?
I can't say for the AS400, but the Power series from IBM used some special
key that you absolutely can't pick or duplicate, with replacement cost
something like $65 each. Sad thing is that with old systems the bottom line
is that you have to screw up the case, break parts etc. to get to the back
side of the switch and remove/bypass it.