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Jerome Deyle <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:22:56 -0600
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Ultimate Boot CD has a "drive password remover" tool. Might be worth a look.
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Jerome


>
> Hello fellow-listers!
>
> Before I throw this laptop drive away (I've already rubbed a strong magnet
> on it in frustration), I wonder if any of you know how to clear a Dell
> password from the hard drive.  Of course, current owner buys from
> friend who
> bought from friend and no one knows (or admits) to whom original
> owner was;
> nonetheless, Dell will not help.  I "hotwired" successfully the laptop's
> BIOS password; however, the hard drive's password is a real stumper.
>
> It's a 20gb Hitachi -- used every utility I could come up with,
> I've set it
> as slave on another system, BIOS recognizes; however, cannot read, write,
> format, etc.
>
> I've dropped to DOS and run FDISK as well as FDISK /mbr.  FDISK reports no
> drive even though I can see it in BIOS.
>
> I've been to just about every site from the black hats to the white and it
> seems the consensus is:   send it in to company that specializes in data
> recovery for the tune of 100 to 150 dollars -- I don't care about
> the data,
> just want a formattable, 20gb drive.
>

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