HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD due to a silly error you cannot recover from when it’s committed to firmware. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated - take that lesson with you into adult life to require the information before money changes hands with these Dells.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD due to a silly error you cannot recover from when it’s committed to firmware. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated - take that lesson with you into adult life to require the information before money changes hands with Dell, or stick to HP who doesn't care.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the correct password.
HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated - take that lesson with you into adult life to require the information before money changes hands with these Dells.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD due to a silly error you cannot recover from when it’s committed to firmware. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated - take that lesson with you into adult life to require the information before money changes hands with these Dells.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the correct password.
HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated - take that lesson with you into adult life to require the information before money changes hands with these Dells.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the correct password.
HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
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It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the “correct” password.
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It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the correct password.
HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it. I would have considered it a condition of the sale if it was not facilitated.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the “correct” password.
HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18 if you still have it.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the “correct” password.
HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position. Grab the owner information now, keep it very safe and put it in your name when you’re 18.
The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the “correct” password.
HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. While the system uses a 2.5" drive, it can still mess the drive up if you crack it wrong. If you damage the drive, 2.5" replacements will be easy to find. I would recommend going to IT and having them fix it before you crack anything, though.
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The password will be encrypted, so you will need to know how to decrypt it. In some cases, the EEPROM is protected against cracking so it may not even work. You can probably find an attack point, but depending on the drive this is not always there. It will need to be at POST because the HDP will stop it from booting until you enter the password. Professional password removal is not worth it for the drive in this case.
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HDP's are a Catch 22. They can be broken, but it doesn’t tend to work well and honestly usually ends with a bricked HD firmware mess. It uses a common 2.5” drive, so it’s not even worth the risk. Take it back to IT and demand it be cleared of any old passwords, since you may not be able to do an ownership transfer under your name yet - which is REQUIRED to get Dell to help you. If you can do it, that’s going to get you in a favorable position.
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If you do this is ultimately up to you. I am just warning you that the risk with this is very high, and probably is not worth it due to the fact it's a used drive that's 3-5 years old that may fail sooner rather then later.
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The password is encrypted on the drive, so the issue isn’t that it can’t be done - it can. The issue is breaking said encryption is sensitive to errors to the degree one error like a lowercase where an uppercase should be will brick the drive.
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For all you know, it could be a Windows password.Boot off of a Linux ISO and see if it still asks. If it does, it's a HDP or BIOS password. BIOS passwords are a little difficult to clear, but can be done. I would recommend going to the school for them to do it but if they don't have it you can short the ATMEL chip or use a BIOS password generator for the master password.
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If you do this it is ultimately up to you - you’re gambling with a high chance of losing and you may not be able to absorb it and can afford to buy a new drive. It’s probably not long for this world with how old these are (3-5 year average with laptops) but it may get you by just long enough.
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The next thing you want to do is reload Windows.School images are bloated and full of their protection SW and student Limited accounts; blowing it away is easier then recovering it. Use a program like DBAN and do a quick wipe. This will take a few hours, but once you do this you can reload Windows, or another OS of your choice.
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It may even be an OS password - you’re going to need to wipe it since school images tend to be crippled to an inch of their life anyway, so I would reload Windows and hope for the best. Testing it with a bootable Linux USB drive will also tell you, especially since the BIOS will not allow it to boot without the “correct” password.
HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. To make the risk worse then it needs to be, 1.8" SATA drives are rarer then hen's teeth. If you are aware of where to get a drive, can accept the risk of killing it and are prepared to buy a new one, break the password. If not, go to the school or replace it without cracking it. The Kingston KC380 will fit this job, but it's hard to find and isn't the cheapest.
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HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. While the system uses a 2.5" drive, it can still mess the drive up if you crack it wrong. If you damage the drive, 2.5" replacements will be easy to find. I would recommend going to IT and having them fix it before you crack anything, though.
The password will be encrypted, so you will need to know how to decrypt it. In some cases, the EEPROM is protected against cracking so it may not even work. You can probably find an attack point, but depending on the drive this is not always there. It will need to be at POST because the HDP will stop it from booting until you enter the password. Professional password removal is not worth it for the drive in this case.
If you do this is ultimately up to you. I am just warning you that the risk with this is very high, and probably is not worth it due to the fact it's a used drive that's 3-5 years old that may fail sooner rather then later.
For all you know, it could be a Windows password. Boot off of a Linux ISO and see if it still asks. If it does, it's a HDP or BIOS password. BIOS passwords are a little difficult to clear, but can be done. I would recommend going to the school for them to do it but if they don't have it you can short the ATMEL chip or use a BIOS password generator for the master password.
The next thing you want to do is reload Windows. School images are bloated and full of their protection SW and student Limited accounts; blowing it away is easier then recovering it. Use a program like DBAN and do a quick wipe. This will take a few hours, but once you do this you can reload Windows, or another OS of your choice.
HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. To make the risk worse then it needs to be, 1.8" SATA drives are rarer then hen's teeth. If you are aware of where to get a drive, can accept the risk of killing it and are prepared to buy a new one, break the password. If not, go to the school or replace it without cracking it.
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HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. To make the risk worse then it needs to be, 1.8" SATA drives are rarer then hen's teeth. If you are aware of where to get a drive, can accept the risk of killing it and are prepared to buy a new one, break the password. If not, go to the school or replace it without cracking it. The Kingston KC380 will fit this job, but it's hard to find and isn't the cheapest.
The password will be encrypted, so you will need to know how to decrypt it. In some cases, the EEPROM is protected against cracking so it may not even work. You can probably find an attack point, but depending on the drive this is not always there. It will need to be at POST because the HDP will stop it from booting until you enter the password. Professional password removal is not worth it for the drive in this case.
If you do this is ultimately up to you. I am just warning you that the risk with this is very high, and probably is not worth it due to the fact it's a used drive that's 3-5 years old that may fail sooner rather then later.
For all you know, it could be a Windows password. Boot off of a Linux ISO and see if it still asks. If it does, it's a HDP or BIOS password. BIOS passwords are a little difficult to clear, but can be done. I would recommend going to the school for them to do it but if they don't have it you can short the ATMEL chip or use a BIOS password generator for the master password.
The next thing you want to do is reload Windows. School images are bloated and full of their protection SW and student Limited accounts; blowing it away is easier then recovering it. Use a program like DBAN and do a quick wipe. This will take a few hours, but once you do this you can reload Windows, or another OS of your choice.
HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. To make the risk worse then it needs to be, 1.8" SATA drives are rarer then hen's teeth. If you are aware of where to get a drive, can accept the risk of killing it and are prepared to buy a new one, break the password. If not, go to the school or replace it without cracking it.
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The password will be encrypted, so you will need to know how to decrypt it. In some cases, the EEPROM is protected against cracking so it may not even work. You can probably find an attack point, but depending on the drive this is not always there. It will need to be at POST because the HDP will stop it from booting until you enter the password. Professional password removal is not worth it for the drive in this case.
If you do this is ultimately up to you. I am just warning you that the risk with this is very high, and probably is not worth it due to the fact it's a used drive that's 3-5 years old that may fail sooner rather then later.
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For all you know, it could be a Windows password. Boot off of a Linux ISO and see if it still asks. If it does, it's a HDP or BIOS password.
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BIOS passwords are a little difficult to clear, but can be done. I would recommend going to the school for them to do it but if they don't have it you can short the ATMEL chip or use a BIOS password generator for the master password.
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For all you know, it could be a Windows password. Boot off of a Linux ISO and see if it still asks. If it does, it's a HDP or BIOS password. BIOS passwords are a little difficult to clear, but can be done. I would recommend going to the school for them to do it but if they don't have it you can short the ATMEL chip or use a BIOS password generator for the master password.
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The next thing you want to do is reload Windows. School images are bloated and full of their protection SW and student Limited accounts; blowing it away is easier then recovering it. Use a program like DBAN and do a quick wipe. This will take a few hours, but once you do this you can reload Windows, or another OS of your choice.
I think you're referring to a HDD password? Well, if it is it's a catch 22.
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Yes, you can break a HDP but it isn't exactly easy. The risk of bricking the drive is huge if you're new to it. I would only try if you can risk the hard drive. If you screw up you gotta replace the drive. I would only try if you can risk the drive.
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The reason for this is the HDP is encrypted. This makes it even harder to remove it from the drive. This is the big reason I say only bite if you can eat the risk of losing. Personally, I'd replace the drive and call it a day with a 1.8" SATA SSD.
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HDP's are a catch 22 situation. They can be broken, but this is very risky and can damage the drive. To make the risk worse then it needs to be, 1.8" SATA drives are rarer then hen's teeth. If you are aware of where to get a drive, can accept the risk of killing it and are prepared to buy a new one, break the password. If not, go to the school or replace it without cracking it.
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The password will be encrypted, so you will need to know how to decrypt it. In some cases, the EEPROM is protected against cracking so it may not even work. You can probably find an attack point, but depending on the drive this is not always there. It will need to be at POST because the HDP will stop it from booting until you enter the password. Professional password removal is not worth it for the drive in this case.
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The other problem with EEPROM cracking is they're read only unless the write mode is triggered. Modern hard drives tend to "lock" the HDP in past POST. You need to exploit the drive at the POST phase most likely. This is the other reason I say it's a bad idea to try it in your case.
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If you do this is ultimately up to you. I am just warning you that the risk with this is very high, and probably is not worth it due to the fact it's a used drive that's 3-5 years old that may fail sooner rather then later.
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Am I stopping you? No, I'm not. I'm just telling you how risky doing this will prove to be. You have to pay attention to every single thing you try to do on it! If you mess up and lose your place you're screwed, essentially. Get the hammer and spring for a new drive.
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Before you try tinkering with the EEPROM, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens. It probably won't work on a semi modern drive and it sure as hell doesn't work on FIPS SED's but at least try.
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Get a program called DBAN and burn this to CD or write it to a flashdrive. You can find it [http://www.dban.org/|here]. You do need a ISO burning program, though.
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While I have not worked with many Latitude laptops to know for sure, I think you press F12 to get to the one time boot menu. If it wants a admin password, get your school to remove it then do this. If it's clean select the flashdrive or external DVD drive. This thing needs a external DVD drive to boot off of CD. Pres enter to boot it then.
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Once you're in, do a DoD 5220.22-M wipe. This will take a while so get some popcorn. If you have problems you're going to have to mess with the EEPROM to remove this password most likely. If it gets this far read up on hex and decimal! You WILL screw it up if you don't know!!! Still, my new HD recommendation stands if you don't know. Either that or have a expert crack it. If it comes to this, screw the hard drive. Slap a SSD in it since those are more common.
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For all you know, it could be a Windows password. Boot off of a Linux ISO and see if it still asks. If it does, it's a HDP or BIOS password.
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BIOS passwords are a little difficult to clear, but can be done. I would recommend going to the school for them to do it but if they don't have it you can short the ATMEL chip or use a BIOS password generator for the master password.
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The next thing you want to do is reload Windows. School images are bloated and full of their protection SW and student Limited accounts; blowing it away is easier then recovering it. Use a program like DBAN and do a quick wipe. This will take a few hours, but once you do this you can reload Windows, or another OS of your choice.
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
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I think you're referring to a HDD password? Well, if it is it's a catch 22.
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Yes, you can break a HDP but it isn't exactly easy. The risk of bricking the drive is huge if you're new to it. I would only try if you can risk the hard drive. If you screw up you gotta replace the drive. I would only try if you can risk the drive.
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The reason for this is the HDP is encrypted. This makes it even harder to remove it from the drive. This is the big reason I say only bite if you can eat the risk of losing. Personally, I'd replace the drive and call it a day with a 1.8" SATA SSD.
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You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong,you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
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The other problem with EEPROM cracking is they're read only unless the write mode is triggered. Modern hard drives tend to "lock" the HDP in past POST. You need to exploit the drive at the POST phase most likely. This is the other reason I say it's a bad idea to try it in your case.
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Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
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Am I stopping you? No, I'm not. I'm just telling you how risky doing this will prove to be. You have to pay attention to every single thing you try to do on it! If you mess up and lose your place you're screwed, essentially. Get the hammer and spring for a new drive.
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I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
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Before you potentially end up messing with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
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Before you try tinkering with the EEPROM, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens. It probably won't work on a semi modern drive and it sure as hell doesn't work on FIPS SED's but at least try.
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Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
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Get a program called DBAN and burn this to CD or write it to a flashdrive. You can find it [http://www.dban.org/|here]. You do need a ISO burning program, though.
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I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
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DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
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If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
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If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program; this can take a while, so be aware of that now, but keep in mind this option is the safest of the cracking methods
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If you don't want to crack the password, buy a HD or ask the tech to remove the password if he knows
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This laptop uses a 1.8" SATA HD, so it will be a little more of a hunt to get a mechanical HD, but I know of a lot of SSD drives in this form factor; if you can get the SSD and it's reasonably priced, get the SSD
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While I have not worked with many Latitude laptops to know for sure, I think you press F12 to get to the one time boot menu. If it wants a admin password, get your school to remove it then do this. If it's clean select the flashdrive or external DVD drive. This thing needs a external DVD drive to boot off of CD. Pres enter to boot it then.
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Once you're in, do a DoD 5220.22-M wipe. This will take a while so get some popcorn. If you have problems you're going to have to mess with the EEPROM to remove this password most likely. If it gets this far read up on hex and decimal! You WILL screw it up if you don't know!!! Still, my new HD recommendation stands if you don't know. Either that or have a expert crack it. If it comes to this, screw the hard drive. Slap a SSD in it since those are more common.
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
Before you potentially end up messing with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program; this can take a while, so be aware of that now, but keep in mind this option is the safest of the cracking methods
If you don't want to crack the password, buy a HD or ask the tech to remove the password if he knows
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This laptop uses a 1.8" SATA HD, so it will be a little more of a hunt to get a mechanical HD, but I know of a lot of SSD drives in this form factor
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This laptop uses a 1.8" SATA HD, so it will be a little more of a hunt to get a mechanical HD, but I know of a lot of SSD drives in this form factor; if you can get the SSD and it's reasonably priced, get the SSD
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
Before you potentially end up messing with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program; this can take a while, so be aware of that now, but keep in mind this option is the safest of the cracking methods
If you don't want to crack the password, buy a HD or ask the tech to remove the password if he knows
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This laptop uses a 1.8" SATA HD, so it will be a little more of a hunt to get a mechanical HD, but I know of a lot of SSD drives in this form factor
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
Before you potentially end up messing with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
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If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program
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If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program; this can take a while, so be aware of that now, but keep in mind this option is the safest of the cracking methods
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If you don't want to crack the password, buy a HD or ask the tech to remove the password if he knows
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
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Before you mess with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
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Before you potentially end up messing with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
Before you mess with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
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If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it
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If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it, and if you look around, you may find a free brute force attack program
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
Before you mess with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
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If you must crack it, the safest option for a novice who is willing to chance it is a brute force attack; this attacks the EEPROM and it decodes the password on the drive if it can get it
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
Before you mess with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
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Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
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If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive
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If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive itself in software, and unless you know how to identify binary or hexadecimal, you're not cracking it at all
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
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Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
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I am not saying you can't try to crack this password, just know you run the '''very real risk of bricking the drive beyond repair.''' '''If you cannot do it once you see how hard it really is, walk away and replace the HD, because you WILL brick the HD if you screw up'''
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Before you mess with the EEPROM with cracking tools, try wiping out the HD first and see what happens; it probably won't work, but try it anyway
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Get a program called DBAN, and burn this to a CD, which you can get [http://www.dban.org/|here], and burn it to a CD, but know you need a special ISO burner to do this
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I have not worked with old Latitude laptops, but I think you can press ESC and it will go into a one-time boot menu, and put the CD in and select the CD
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DoD 3 pass might work, and may be more then enough to do it
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If that doesn't work, you have to mess with the EEPROM on the drive
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
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Because it's a EEPROM, it's '''read only''' unless in a certain mode; screw up a password crack and it's done unless you can fix it! I can't suggest a password crack to most people
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
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You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS
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You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS if you crack the password wrong and screw up
I think you're referring to a HD password, am I right?
You have the replace the HD, because HD passwords are encrypted and nearly impossible to crack unless you know how..... it's better to replace the HD because if it's cracked wrong, you will need to buy a new HD anyway due to a bricked BIOS