Format SSD hard disk previously locked with password
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So few months ago I locked my hard disk from bios, and now I can not remember the password. How can I format hard disk? I tried from KillDisk and he did not let me.
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So few months ago I locked my hard disk from bios, and now I can not remember the password. How can I format hard disk? I tried from KillDisk and he did not let me.
hard-drive format password-protection
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You locked your computer with the BIOS password, not the disk. We need the exact model of the computer to be able to help.
– harrymc
Dec 4 at 15:22
To answer the question in isolation; remove the drive and put it into another machine, since the password is in the BIOS.
– spikey_richie
Dec 4 at 16:01
Well you can always try to remove the BIOS password by taken out the small battery inside, disconnecting the psu and power it on, so you can deplete any caps on the motherboard. This worked on my old Lenovo that I use in my workplace(It happened by accident), I swapped batteries and in the process the password was lost.
– dmb
Dec 4 at 18:43
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So few months ago I locked my hard disk from bios, and now I can not remember the password. How can I format hard disk? I tried from KillDisk and he did not let me.
hard-drive format password-protection
asked Dec 4 at 14:19
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So few months ago I locked my hard disk from bios, and now I can not remember the password. How can I format hard disk? I tried from KillDisk and he did not let me.
hard-drive format password-protection
hard-drive format password-protection
asked Dec 4 at 14:19
John
512
asked Dec 4 at 14:19
John
512
asked Dec 4 at 14:19
John
512
asked Dec 4 at 14:19
John
512
asked Dec 4 at 14:19
John
512
512
You locked your computer with the BIOS password, not the disk. We need the exact model of the computer to be able to help.
– harrymc
Dec 4 at 15:22
To answer the question in isolation; remove the drive and put it into another machine, since the password is in the BIOS.
– spikey_richie
Dec 4 at 16:01
Well you can always try to remove the BIOS password by taken out the small battery inside, disconnecting the psu and power it on, so you can deplete any caps on the motherboard. This worked on my old Lenovo that I use in my workplace(It happened by accident), I swapped batteries and in the process the password was lost.
– dmb
Dec 4 at 18:43
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You locked your computer with the BIOS password, not the disk. We need the exact model of the computer to be able to help.
– harrymc
Dec 4 at 15:22
To answer the question in isolation; remove the drive and put it into another machine, since the password is in the BIOS.
– spikey_richie
Dec 4 at 16:01
Well you can always try to remove the BIOS password by taken out the small battery inside, disconnecting the psu and power it on, so you can deplete any caps on the motherboard. This worked on my old Lenovo that I use in my workplace(It happened by accident), I swapped batteries and in the process the password was lost.
– dmb
Dec 4 at 18:43
You locked your computer with the BIOS password, not the disk. We need the exact model of the computer to be able to help.
– harrymc
Dec 4 at 15:22
You locked your computer with the BIOS password, not the disk. We need the exact model of the computer to be able to help.
– harrymc
Dec 4 at 15:22
To answer the question in isolation; remove the drive and put it into another machine, since the password is in the BIOS.
– spikey_richie
Dec 4 at 16:01
To answer the question in isolation; remove the drive and put it into another machine, since the password is in the BIOS.
– spikey_richie
Dec 4 at 16:01
Well you can always try to remove the BIOS password by taken out the small battery inside, disconnecting the psu and power it on, so you can deplete any caps on the motherboard. This worked on my old Lenovo that I use in my workplace(It happened by accident), I swapped batteries and in the process the password was lost.
– dmb
Dec 4 at 18:43
Well you can always try to remove the BIOS password by taken out the small battery inside, disconnecting the psu and power it on, so you can deplete any caps on the motherboard. This worked on my old Lenovo that I use in my workplace(It happened by accident), I swapped batteries and in the process the password was lost.
– dmb
Dec 4 at 18:43
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You locked your computer with the BIOS password, not the disk. We need the exact model of the computer to be able to help.
– harrymc
Dec 4 at 15:22
To answer the question in isolation; remove the drive and put it into another machine, since the password is in the BIOS.
– spikey_richie
Dec 4 at 16:01
Well you can always try to remove the BIOS password by taken out the small battery inside, disconnecting the psu and power it on, so you can deplete any caps on the motherboard. This worked on my old Lenovo that I use in my workplace(It happened by accident), I swapped batteries and in the process the password was lost.
– dmb
Dec 4 at 18:43