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HP DriveLock

From: ANT_THOMAS13 Dec 2011 16:08
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I'm currently trying to wipe and reinstall Windows on a computer that seems to have its hard drive locked. It's a HP Compaq dc7700p system that has a SATA hard drive and is requesting a password on boot.

 

I don't know the password and I very much doubt I'll be able to get the password.

 

Has anyone had any experience of unlocking password protected hard drives?

 

Having a read around it seems like it could be the standard ATA locking but I still have no idea how to remove it.

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From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)13 Dec 2011 19:43
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Quickly looking around I believe you are SOL. From what I've read you will need to replace the drive if you can't figure out the password.

 

Edit: Which makes sense. What good is a product called drive lock if there was a way around it?

EDITED: 13 Dec 2011 19:44 by SHIELDSIT
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From: ANT_THOMAS13 Dec 2011 22:02
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That's the conclusion I came to. One less computer for me to worry about!
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From: Serg (NUKKLEAR)18 Dec 2011 00:43
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Hdd passwords are generally impossible to get around, for our intents and purposes :(
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