Sata Hard Disk Locked

elegant5dude · 12-12-2006, 04:29 PM

Hi Friends

I joined this Forum coz am having problem with my SATA HARD DISK which is PASSWORD LOCKED.Am using DELL GX 520 & by mistake my friend entered in BIOS SETUP & put the password in HDD SECURITY.Every time i reboot my machine it's asking me to enter the HDD PASSWORD.I tried all the things but still the password is not removing.

I'll appreciate if anyone help me to solve the above said problem.

"Eagerly waiting for positive reply"

THANX IN ADVANCE

pelvis_3 · 12-12-2006, 07:22 PM

I'll just state the obvious. Get your friend to either remove or give you the password. Password protected Hard Disks are not accessible unless you have the password. If all else fails, Dell MAY give you a replacement.

Karanislove · 12-12-2006, 08:14 PM

Try BIOS reset.....

daisycutter · 12-12-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pelvis_3

I'll just state the obvious. Get your friend to either remove or give you the password. Password protected Hard Disks are not accessible unless you have the password. If all else fails, Dell MAY give you a replacement.

or if Dell wont give you a replacement, i think your mate should cough up the cash for a replacement....

sorry i cant help.

zeus · 13-12-2006, 11:41 AM

Theres a program I used once called atapwd. I cant find what I remember to be the homepage but theres this page with steps and a link to the program. Just format a floppy and check the "create an msdos startup disk" (or something similar, its only on XP which I dont use so I might be wrong) then put atapwd.exe on it. Boot from the floppy and type atapwd. The program should start.

elegant5dude · 13-12-2006, 01:33 PM

Friends am happy with the way you are replying.
But sorry to say that i didn't get any solution to my problem.
Hope i'll get soon as i can see lots of IT Professionals are here
in this Forum.
ZEUS i appreciate your help with the above post,ie you asked me to try "atapwd.exe",i tried but with that software i can't see my SATA drive,it's just flashing at PM(Primary Master) but nothing is there at that place i mean PM is empty.Hope to hear more from you.

zeus · 13-12-2006, 01:35 PM

I forgot to post the link!
Rockbox - Unlocking a password protected harddisk

Its got a little bit of background info on the types of passwords on ata drives thats worth looking at.

12-12-2006, 04:29 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
elegant5dude Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	Sata Hard Disk Locked Hi Friends I joined this Forum coz am having problem with my SATA HARD DISK which is PASSWORD LOCKED.Am using DELL GX 520 & by mistake my friend entered in BIOS SETUP & put the password in HDD SECURITY.Every time i reboot my machine it's asking me to enter the HDD PASSWORD.I tried all the things but still the password is not removing. I'll appreciate if anyone help me to solve the above said problem. "Eagerly waiting for positive reply" THANX IN ADVANCE Last edited by elegant5dude; 12-12-2006 at 05:40 PM.

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pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 2,336 Times Helpful: 265 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	I'll just state the obvious. Get your friend to either remove or give you the password. Password protected Hard Disks are not accessible unless you have the password. If all else fails, Dell MAY give you a replacement. __________________ Adopt an unanswered thread. \| Who's Online \| vB Code Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them! Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have!

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13-12-2006, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
elegant5dude Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	Friends am happy with the way you are replying. But sorry to say that i didn't get any solution to my problem. Hope i'll get soon as i can see lots of IT Professionals are here in this Forum. ZEUS i appreciate your help with the above post,ie you asked me to try "atapwd.exe",i tried but with that software i can't see my SATA drive,it's just flashing at PM(Primary Master) but nothing is there at that place i mean PM is empty.Hope to hear more from you. Last edited by elegant5dude; 13-12-2006 at 01:38 PM.

13-12-2006, 01:35 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 1,654 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	I forgot to post the link! Rockbox - Unlocking a password protected harddisk Its got a little bit of background info on the types of passwords on ata drives thats worth looking at. Last edited by zeus; 13-12-2006 at 01:41 PM.

13-12-2006, 11:41 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 1,654 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	Theres a program I used once called atapwd. I cant find what I remember to be the homepage but theres this page with steps and a link to the program. Just format a floppy and check the "create an msdos startup disk" (or something similar, its only on XP which I dont use so I might be wrong) then put atapwd.exe on it. Boot from the floppy and type atapwd. The program should start.

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