Aug 12, 2011 - 0115 972 1120 Serving Nottingham Derby and Leicester with parts and repair for. What does HP DriveLock do to your password? I suspect that HP DriveLock is mangling the password (or hashing it, or something) that you give it and giving the drive a completely different password. What I can tell you is that most hard drives have a factory-set master password, different from the user/master passwords that you set.
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HP DriveLock prevents unauthorized users from booting into your computer and accessing the contents of the hard drive. While the DriveLock feature provides an extra layer of security, it may be unnecessary if you are the only one with access to your business computer. Disable the DriveLock feature by accessing your computer's BIOS settings and modifying the default DriveLock settings.
1.Power off your computer if it is on. Turn the computer on again, then hold the 'F10' key while the computer boots to access the Boot screen.
2.Select the 'Security' menu, then select 'DriveLock Passwords' and press 'Enter.'
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Select your hard drive from the list of options. Press 'F10' and choose 'Disable.' Type your password, then click the 'File' menu and 'Save Changes and Exit.'
Tip
- If you get locked out of DriveLock, enter the BIOS password to access the configuration utility at startup and change your password within the 'DriveLock Passwords' menu.
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I have a client using an HP laptop and recently we were asked to ensure all laptops had drive lock enabled and password protected. We did this but unfortunately one of the users has entered the incorrect password a few times and has locked the hard drive so the system won't boot. Problem is that even though we know exactly what the password is we can't seem to find any way of unlocking the hard drive, all attempts are met with 'Hard drive locked' before even being asked to enter the password.
Can anyone confirm if HP have set up Drivelock deliberately to permanently trash the contents of a hard drive is the password is input incorrectly a few times?
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Otherwise can anyone please tell me how on earth I can unlock it (or get to the contents) using the correct password?
Thanks
Adam