Nootebok drive locked

[Beekay2008]

Notebook drive locked

[Beekay2008]

Nootebook harddrive locked

[Beekay2008]

My windows 7 says nootebook hard drive locked what can I do

[Deep_World]

Hi @Beekay2008,

Welcome to the HP Support Community!

Thanks for reaching out!

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to assist you and provide a solution.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

• This is not a Windows error
• It cannot be fixed by reinstalling Windows or changing Windows passwords
• HP cannot bypass or remove a hard drive lock without proper authorization

What you can try now

1. Enter the correct hard drive password

• Restart the notebook
• When prompted for the hard drive password, carefully enter the password that was originally set
  (Note: this is often different from the Windows login password)

2. Check for a DriveLock or BIOS password

If you recently enabled security settings:

• The password may have been set in BIOS > Security
• If someone else previously owned or configured the laptop, they may have set it

3. If you do NOT know the password

Unfortunately:

• HP cannot unlock a hard-drive–locked disk without the correct password
• The data on the drive cannot be recovered if the password is unknown

Your options in this case are:

• Replace the hard drive
• Reinstall Windows on the new drive

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Take care and have an amazing day ahead! 

Best regards,

Deep_World