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‎02-26-2018 04:22 AM

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Product: 17-x051nr
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi,

I can't boot by laptop. Harddisk Security password was forgotten. The error message says:

"Press [ESC]  Abort Hard Disk Security

 

SATA Port 0 HGST HTS541010A9E680 - Lock



How can I remove the pasword?

 

Thanks in advace again.

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‎02-26-2018 05:14 AM

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Hi,

 

Unfortunately, if this is a drivelock password, there's no way to remove it without either the original password or replacing the drive.

 

Regards,

 

DP-K

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‎02-26-2018 05:14 AM

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Hi,

 

Unfortunately, if this is a drivelock password, there's no way to remove it without either the original password or replacing the drive.

 

Regards,

 

DP-K

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‎02-26-2018 05:19 AM

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Thanks sir for the info.

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‎02-26-2018 05:21 AM

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You're more than welcome :generic:

 

Regards,

 

DP-K

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