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Should I keep this X1C6 with Bios Lock?

https://imgchest.com/p/qb4z9qex57j

I bought an X1 Carbon Gen 6 in basically mint condition with 60 battery cycles and 92% battery health for €200. I was pretty happy for that deal.

Unfortunately I noticed there is a password for the Bios which the seller didn't mention. It does seem though for normal usage nothing is restricted. Computrace is enabled but not activated. Boot order isn't locked which I'm guessing allows reinstalls. All ports are enabled. See my photos above.

So if I don't really have special requirements and I just want to use Windows, is this cause for concern? Should I return the device? Could this theoretically be remote disabled even though computrace is not activated? If I were to replace the CMOS battery in the future, would I be able to start the device normally even though I can't set the time in Bios?

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