SPONSORED LINKS
On Mar 15, 12:05pm, Adam Wilkinson wrote:
> Subject: Re: Hard Drive password
> > How about this. What if you have a password set up on the Hard Drive
> > itself? Does anyone know how to get that off if you don't have the
> > password? Utilize the sledge hammer method? :)
> >
> > Randall
>
> According to IBM, if you forget the password on a hard drive, it's
> time to buy a new hard drive. There is no way to override it.
> --
> Adam Lee Wilkinson
> Portable Computing Technology Specialist
> Ford Motor Co. - Marketing & Sales Systems
>
> awilkin1@ren0010.so.ford.com
>-- End of excerpt from Adam Wilkinson
This is stated in the hardware service manual, but I find it hard to believe.
I would imagine if you poked around with a hard-disk editor like the Norton
Commander, you would find the password on track 0.
It _is_ possible that they encrypted the password, but considering the amount
of effort they put into the boot password, I consider that to be unlikely.
Robert
--
--
| Robert George | Army Research Laboratory |
| robertg@assb01.arl.mil | AMSRL-SS-IC |
| Voice: (408) 656-3316 | 2800 Powder Mill Road |
| Fax: (408) 656-2814 | Adelphi, MD 20783-1197 |
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth
sorrow.
--Ecclesiastes 1:18