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Someone brought me a Laptop with a locked harddrive. Anyone know how to unlock it?

It appears that the hard drive got locked via the IDE password security feature, rendering it useless unless the password(s) are entered in. the drive itself is a Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 80GB. Everything I read basically points to get a new drive.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    mmm i wonder again why its locked. seems a it suspicious to me is it stolen by any chance

  • 1 decade ago

    that's a common problem happens to many people

    if ur HDD is still in warranty ask for a replace

    if it's not you will have to get another

    sorry

  • 1 decade ago

    Just reinstall the operating system !

  • 1 decade ago

    yup id say thats the best choice.....unless you some how crack the password......

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