HP / Dell / etc. Laptop password help thread (Jan-Mar 2008)

Not sure what you're suggesting, but I'd bet that the HDD is locked and the site I provided can likely help you.

Your laptop should conform to the same industry standard HDD interfaces a desktop would. Check your BIOS and see what kind of drive you have. All the information you need is likely provided by the site I sent you to, check there for answers to your questions.
 
the only way to check what drive he has is to plug it out. if you do not enter the correct password 3 times you will be sent to the bios screen and no hdd will be displayed. thats for all dell computers the same.
it is possible to attach the drive to another pc. best option is a non-dell one. I have seen this working and you might get your data off the drive but it wont change anything if you want to reinstall windows on this drive.
you have 4 options here:

1. call dell and request unlock
2. try the shorting method - works for d610 and should remove the hdd password as well
3. wait here for a password (I think there are alot of peeps waiting and most of the offers here are paid offers)
4. buy a new drive and don't waste your time....

cheers
 
you are wrong with service tag, LS400 without any D35B.
possibly your hdd may just failed.
but you can try to go into bios setup and look for HDD Master ID, this ID can be used to calculate the hdd master password.

pvde said:
I hope someone can help me, I have read through all the forums for info on the subject and have tried everything, but still no joy!

I bought the Dell Latitude LS400 a couple of years ago on ebay without a HD, I then installed a 40gb Seagate HD with XP and everything worked fine untill last week. I rebooted the machine and that's when it failed to reboot, instead giving me the blue screen and asking for the "HD1 Password". After 3 failed attempts it asks for the "HD1 Master Password".

I have never set any passwords and why did it work for so long without asking for this info? I tried Dell and they won't help unless I give them the previous owners details, which I don't have anymore. Will I be able to get the info from this HD if I connect to my main PC through an external casing and how would I get past the Admin password?

Dell service tag 5D3B00J-D35B
Express service code 116-755-240-51
Bios version A05
Model number PP01S

I have tried Latitude MasterPW, but the code generated is not accepted.

Any help would be appreciated, I just need to get my info from the HD!
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mscrx said:
lol yeah "klick klack"
choose the cd, floppy or usb version. depends on what you can boot the laptop.
if you cannot boot any of this devices try to hit f12 during the dell post screen. this should open the one time boot menu from where you can choose other boot devices.

good luck
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Still have this Dell 700m with a bios password and I'm almost ready to throw in the towel and pay Dell obscene money to unlock this thing..

DST CD: Since there is a password on the BIOS I am unable to boot from the CD.
Even if I try to press F12 for boot options it starts to go into it and then the little blue password screen appears again..

Does anyone know a key to hold down to make it boot from the CD, say for maintenance reasons? Or for a factory reinstall? Or just anything helpful actually...

Thanks again,
DT

I did download the CD image you posted the link to..Could be for future use, or nothing. Who knows.


Still in the same boat, I
 
Need Help Resetting Bios Pass On A OmniBook 4150B

Can anyone help me in resetting the Bios Password on a OmniBook 4150B. The HashCode is "15043" if that will be of any help.

ThankYou
 
mscrx said:
the hdd password for dell laptops specially the old one do not come out of nowhere. either you set it or someone else set it for you.
if you get a blue screen it is not the dell internal password protection. this one is usually gray/white screen.
so 3rd party software? if you don't know and nothing about it is shown it will be hard to help you!



well, if it was the dell password protection (gray/white) screen for the older models it works to just put the disk in a different computer. best would be a non-dell computer. I would give it a try anyway

post back if you meant something different!
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I read on seagate site that some drives when they fail/corrupt sometimes think they have a password.
Seagate utils should fix it or RMA it with them.
Just an idea
 
HP OR compaq PASSWORD REMOVAL

I CAN UNLOCK THE HP AND COMPAQ LAPTOPS.
ALL I NEED IS THE HASH CODE.
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Hp omnibook or compaq password removal

i can remove the passwords from hp and compaq laptops all i need is the hash code.you can email it to me email removed
regarts champ
 
Compaq NX9010 Hash code 14578

Can someone help me unlocking my Compaq NX9010.
I have seen instructions on opening the laptop and removing the batteries, but expext I am not able to put it back together again :)

Hash code is 14578

Thanks !
 

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