X220 - Can't change UEFI/BIOS settings anymore, locked out of update

Since a few weeks my X220 is not able to make any changes to the UEFI/BIOS settings. When trying to do so either any changes get silently ignored or I get one of the following error message while trying to save.
Security - Failed to save storage: Setup. Status: 0x9
Security - Failed to save storage: PwdStatusVar. Status: 0x9
Security - Failed to save storage: LocalSecurityVars. Status: 0x9
Didn't find anything on those errors here or on the web, unfortunately.
This is with UEFI 1.19, unfortunately this problem even prevents me from upgrading to the latest release (this is a linux-only system, so no Windows-tools, also I had UEFI-only enabled in the settings when this happened, so the Update-CD won't boot). Also I had some parts of the hardware disabled when this started to appear, so can't reenable them anymore, which is pretty bad as you might imagine.
Three notes:
*) there is one exception to not being able to save, I can successfully set (and remove) a supervisor password, but that's all
*) After the UEFI tries to save the settings there's a hang for 2-3 seconds, don't know if this is related.
*) The time from pressing the power button until the X220 reaches the boot loader is significantly longer since this effect showed up
Anyone got a clue what these errors are actually about? I thought about pulling the BIOS/UEFI battery and trying to force a reset of the settings that way. Is this safe or a bad idea?
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I think you should call the support team in your country and request service:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-4HWSE3
Otherwise, if you're comfortable removing the keyboard and palmrest, you could try to disconnect and reconnect the CMOS battery. But there's no guarantee that this will solve the problem, which I why I think the better idea is to call the support team.

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