password for dell hard drive

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • kapu
    Member
    • Oct 2003
    • 2
    #1

    password for dell hard drive

    I got a dell hard drive from an auction but I cannot access it. It keeps asking for a password. I have used recovery software and I can see what is in on the disk but it is locked out to fdisk or format functions. I guess Dell has hidden the BIOS password somewhere on the drive. Any ideas on how to remove this obstacle so I can use this hard drive on my Gateway laptop?
    Thanks in advance.
    Tags: None
    • hackajar
      Contest Goon / Vegas 2.0
      • Jul 2003
      • 1255
      #2
      Originally posted by kapu
      I got a dell hard drive from an auction but I cannot access it. It keeps asking for a password. I have used recovery software and I can see what is in on the disk but it is locked out to fdisk or format functions. I guess Dell has hidden the BIOS password somewhere on the drive. Any ideas on how to remove this obstacle so I can use this hard drive on my Gateway laptop?
      Thanks in advance.
      *Chirpy bleach blonde voice chims in*

      "3rd floor panties, and thongs....4th floor, here you go sir, fucktards, and asshats...Enjoy your day!"

      Pump-whoooosh, now flushing to /dev/null
      "Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups"

        Comment

        • ck3k
          thoughtcriminal
          • Jul 2002
          • 1350
          #3
          I would suggest some 3rd party harddrive software....such as partition magic or another program that will do a format. Or I think if you load linux as one should, It will allow you to bypass any winblows security on the drive.
          ~:CK:~
          I would like to meet a 1 to keep my 0 company.

            Comment

            • highwizard
              #4
              Short the Hardware.

                Comment

                • converge
                  No Values Voter
                  • Oct 2001
                  • 3322
                  #5
                  Don't you hate it when the BIOS takes over your hardware and implants itself onto your ATAPI drives?... try a fresh master boot record :p
                  if it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud; and I'm gonna go there free.

                    Comment

                    • kapu
                      Member
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 2
                      #6
                      Originally posted by kapu
                      I got a dell hard drive from an auction but I cannot access it. It keeps asking for a password. I have used recovery software and I can see what is in on the disk but it is locked out to fdisk or format functions. I guess Dell has hidden the BIOS password somewhere on the drive. Any ideas on how to remove this obstacle so I can use this hard drive on my Gateway laptop?
                      Thanks in advance.
                      I haven't tried Partition Magic yet but I'll give it a try. Thanks for the advice. I've tried a recovery software that lets me re-write the bios and everything else but I still it stilll asks for the password. I'll give PM a shot. Thanks again.

                        Comment

                        Previous template Next
                        Working...