[rescue] RS/6000 320 key needed

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

I see videos on YouTube about picking Medeco locks; but I don’t have any
Medeco locks to test with where I am…


On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM Dave McGuire via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>
wrote:

> On 8/15/25 12:24, Alexander Jacocks via rescue wrote:
> >>>> Well, yeah.  The goal here is to get inside the machine, not to have
> >>>> a key for the machine.
> >>> Hmm, but in some cases you need to put the machine in service mode
> >>> for OS maintenance.  At least for AIX.
> >>
> >> Once you're inside the case, you can replace the keylock with an
> >> appropriate switch, or switches, so you can get whatever setting you
> >> want.
> >>
> >> Or, as Dave said, open the lock and remove all its pins, in which case
> >> you can just use any key that passes whatever wards it has - or any of
> >> various small tools - to turn the cylinder to whatever setting you
> >> want.
> >
> > Picking the lock to get in is an option. I, however, lack the skill.
>
>    Me too.  I have a friend from the Digex crowd who can pick and walk
> through things like Kwikset locks without breaking stride.  Even he
> can't pick a Medeco.
>
> > On my RS/6k 7011/250, I had to drill the lock to get in. I researched a
> bunch of other options, and that was the only way that I could find to
> avoid damaging the chassis.
>
>    :-(
>
>            -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
>
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