password

[Jada Masa]

I have a hardrive wich is protected with a password. I dont know the
password. The bios want let me in, because the password overrides the bios
and askes for the password.
What can I do to get rid of the password

 

[Rod Speed]

I have a hardrive wich is protected with a password. I dont know the
password. The bios want let me in, because the password overrides the bios
and askes for the password.
What can I do to get rid of the password

The short story is that there are some
operations that can get around that, for a price.

 

[Arno Wagner]

I have a hardrive wich is protected with a password. I dont know the
password. The bios want let me in, because the password overrides the bios
and askes for the password.
What can I do to get rid of the password

Depends. If it is a laptop drive from IBM, no chance. Apparently
these laptops are stolen so often that IBM stopped doing this
type of repair. They will not even replace the drive without
proof of purchase. And you will have to pay for a new drive
anyways.

Arno

 

[Leo]

Depends. If it is a laptop drive from IBM, no chance. Apparently
these laptops are stolen so often that IBM stopped doing this
type of repair.

The chance exists. Not only IBM can unlock Travelstars ;-)

Leonid

 

[Bob Willard]

I have a hardrive wich is protected with a password. I dont know the
password. The bios want let me in, because the password overrides the bios
and askes for the password.
What can I do to get rid of the password

Social engineering is IMHO your best chance, since most passwords are
chosen by humans. If you created the PW and have merely forgotten it,
then think of the PWs you would choose today and try a bunch; if you
bought the HD from another, ask her what kinds of PWs she'd use.

OTOH, if you stole the HD, then I hope you fail.

 

[Arno Wagner]

The chance exists. Not only IBM can unlock Travelstars ;-)

O.K., you obviously know more about this than I do... ;-)

Arno

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

O.K., you obviously know more about this than I do... ;-)

Pity how that never shuts you up, beforehand.
Just shows how your info is usually not to be trusted.